BRUSH CUTTER

• US 20130031787A1
• Filed: 07/20/2012
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Makita Corporation
• Original Assignee: Makita Corporation
• Inventors: KAMIYA, Takahiro, MORITA, Yoshifumi, OHNO, Shoko
• Application Number:
  US13/553,910
• Publication Number:
  US 20130031787A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 30/276
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 34/4163 by triggered line feedout, e.g. bump-feeding
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 34/828 Safety devices

Abstract

A brush cutter is provided with an operating rod, a cord holder configured to be rotatably driven at a front end of the operating rod, a cutting cord held by the cord holder and configured that a tip of the cutting cord is drawn out from the cord holder, and an under cover configured to cover from an under side a part of a region in which the cutting cord extending from the cord holder revolves. The cord holder is provided with a cord feeding button that projects downward and is configured to feed the cutting cord by being pressed. The under cover is provided with an opening that exposes the cord feeding button.

Claims

1. A brush cutter comprising:

an operating rod;

a cord holder configured to be rotatably driven at a front end of the operating rod;

a cutting cord held by the cord holder and configured that a tip of the cutting cord is drawn out from the cord holder; and

an under cover configured to cover from an under side a part of a region in which the cutting cord extending from the cord holder revolves;

wherein the cord holder comprises a cord feeding button that projects downward and is configured to feed the cutting cord by being pressed, and

the under cover is provided with an opening that exposes the cord feeding button.

2. The brush cutter as in claim 1, further comprising an upper cover configured to cover from an upper side and lateral side a part of the region in which the cutting cord extending from the cord holder revolves, wherein the under cover is fixed to the upper cover.

3. The brush cutter as in claim 1, wherein an outer edge of the under cover is curved or folded upward.

4. The brush cutter as in claim 1, wherein a protrusion protruding upward is provided on an edge of the opening of the under cover.

5. The brush cutter as in claim 1, wherein a cutoff is provided on the under cover so as to extend from an outer edge of the under cover to the opening.

6. The brush cutter as in claim 5, wherein the cutoff is at least partly located below the operating rod.

7. The brush cutter as in claim 1, further comprising a trimming cutter configured to cut the tip of the cutting cord drawn out from the cord holder, wherein the trimming cutter is integrally formed with the under cover.

8. The brush cutter as in claim 1, wherein the cord feeding button is provided with a portion that is located lower than the under cover.

9. The brush cutter as in claim 8, wherein the cord feeding button passes through the opening of the under cover.