Patent ID: 7896575

Claim:
A hand-guided compaction device comprising: a first mass having an engine; a second mass that is moveable relative to the first mass to compact materials contacted by the second mass; and an exhaust comprising: an inlet connectable to an exhaust outlet of the engine; an outlet vented to atmosphere; a body forming an exhaust passage between the inlet and the outlet, the body having a shape and contour that generally corresponds to a shape and contour of a void formed within a lateral footprint of the compaction device and between the engine and a crankcase, the void shaped so that a majority of a vertical portion of the body is positioned inboard relative to a line that is tangent to the engine and the crankcase and that crosses the void, and such that a majority of the body is within the lateral footprint of the device; wherein the body having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending in a direction that is generally aligned with a longitudinal axis of the compaction device and the second portion extending in an inboard crossing direction relative to the first portion.