Andrew W Beilfuss

Title: Andrew W. Beilfuss and a Chainsaw Safety Feature

Introduction

Andrew W. Beilfuss is an inventor associated with Brookfield, Wisconsin, and Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation. His patent work includes a chainsaw safety feature designed to restrict operation of the speed controller unless a momentary switch is activated.

Latest Patents

Beilfuss is credited with 1 patent in the information provided. The patent describes a chainsaw with a guide bar, a movable chain, a motor, a handle, and a speed controller. Its momentary switch has a base rotatably coupled to the handle and an articulated arm rotatably coupled to the base. Biased toward a resting state, the switch restricts actuation of the speed controller when at rest and allows actuation when activated.

Career Highlights

Beilfuss’s listed invention focuses on a practical safety control for chainsaw operation. By requiring activation of the momentary switch before the speed controller can be actuated, the design makes the switch’s state part of the tool’s operating control.

Collaborations

Beilfuss is associated with Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation. Craig A. Kottke is identified as a coworker.

Conclusion

Andrew W. Beilfuss’s patent describes a chainsaw control feature that links speed-controller operation to an activated, spring-biased momentary switch.