Andreas Stihl

Hermann Hagele

Klaus-Martin Uhl

Helmut Zimmermann

Hans Dolata

Werner Meyle

Wilfried Linke

Ernst Buck

A stopper for a rope which is injection molded on the rope. The stopper has a sleeve-like shape and surrounds the rope without play and prevents an axial slippage of the stopper from the rope. A strut is formed as one piece with the stopper and extends radially through the inner diameter of the rope. Also a method of forming a stopper on a rope is included.

Method for applying a stopper to a rope

This disclosure is directed to a saw chain sharpener for a motor-driven chain saw having a guide bar assembly that includes a guide bar and a saw chain guidingly mounted thereon. The saw chain sharpener includes an elongated chain guard casing for removably receiving the guide bar assembly therein. The chain guard casing defines a cavity in the forward end thereof adjacent the nose of the guide bar. A sharpening device is mounted in the cavity for sharpening the saw chain whereby the device is contained within the casing.

Saw chain sharpener

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Winnenden, Germany

Hermann Hagele