Patent ID: 7930833
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. A hand-operated power tool, comprising: a power head having a housing and enclosing an electric motor and at least partially enclosing a cutting tool operatively coupled to the electric motor, the power head having two mate-able side portions each having a connection region; a head support connected to the power head and settable in a plurality of angular positions with respect to the power head, said head support having a connection end that pivots with respect to the power head about a pivot axis, with the pivot axis passing through the connection end and through the connection regions of the power head, and with the connection end at the pivot axis being disposed in between connection regions of the power head and laterally restrained between the side portions, with the head support defining a chamber disposed around the pivot axis; a cartridge disposed so that the pivot axis passes through the cartridge, the cartridge being laterally disposed between the head support and the power head, and the cartridge entirely being received in the chamber, and the cartridge having engagement surfaces that provide locking of the head support into one of the plurality of selected, angular positions with respect to the power head.