Patent ID: 8677985

Claim:
A battery powered concrete saw comprising: a frame having a pair of rear wheels and a pair of front wheels for facilitating movement of the saw to different locations for use and for movement during use performing a cutting operation; an alternating current electric motor mounted by the frame; a pair of saw arbors respectively mounted on the frame for rotation on opposite lateral sides of the frame forward of the pair of front wheels, and the saw arbors having a rotational connection to the electric motor to provide rotational driving thereof; an actuator for moving the pair of front wheels upwardly and downwardly with respect to the frame to pivot the frame about the rear wheels between an upper idle position and a lower use position that permits cutting of concrete with a saw blade mounted on one of the arbors; a lithium based battery pack including a plurality of batteries connected in series to provide at least 80 volts for powering the saw; and an inverter for connecting the lithium based battery pack and the alternating current electric motor to change direct current from the battery pack to alternating current that powers the saw with at least 80 volts.