Patent ID: 6415588
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A foldable power driven gardening device comprising:a wheel axle extending in a first axis, and having two ends respectively provided with a pair of wheels thereon; a support member including a lower portion secured relative to said wheel axle between said wheels, and an upper portion extending upwardly and in a first direction transverse to the first axis from said lower portion; a motor with an output shaft and supported on said upper portion of said support member; a coupling shaft mounted to be rotatable relative to said support member, and having a first rear end portion coupled with and driven by said output shaft, and a first front end portion extending from said first rear end portion in a second direction substantially transverse to both the first axis and the first direction, and terminating at a coupling end; a sleeve mount member sleeved on said first rear end portion to permit rotation of said first rear end portion relative thereto, and having a distal end portion which is connected securely to said support member, and a proximate end portion opposite to said distal end portion in the second direction; a tool member mounted on and driven by said coupling end; a handle member having a second front end portion secured to be pivotable relative to said proximate end portion of said sleeve mount member about a second axis parallel to the first axis, and a second rear end portion extending upwardly and rearwardly from said second front end portion and terminating at a handgrip end which extends rearwardly of said wheels, said second rear end portion being turnable about the second axis between an operating position, where said handgrip end is placed rearwardly of said wheels, and a folded position, where said handgrip end is placed forwardly of said wheels and is proximate to said coupling end of said coupling shaft; and a first retaining member disposed to retain said upper portion of said support member relative to said second rear end portion of said handle member when said second rear end portion is in the operating position.