Black Decker Inc.

Philip Stephen Million

Kevin Stones

Peter W Bayles

An electrical device comprising a housing for electrical circuitry, the housing defining a cavity opening to the exterior of the device. The cavity includes a first and second fixing arrangement capable of mechanically interlocking with a power connection insert to fix the power connection insert in position. The power connection insert provides a power cable or power connector that couples the electrical circuitry to an external electrical power supply for the device. The use of different power connection inserts allows a wide range of connector types to be provided using a single design of the housing.

Electrical device

A vegetation trimmer () having a motor () with a motor output shaft (), a cutting head () for cutting vegetation, and a gear mechanism () for transmitting power from said motor output shaft () to the cutting head (). The motor output shaft () has a gear mechanism with a pinion wheel and a fan () mounted thereon. The gear mechanism () further comprises an internal gear wheel () engaging with the pinion wheel () and connected to the cutting head (), whereby the cutting head () rotates in the same direction (B) as the fan does (D) during operation of the motor ().

Vegetation trimmer having a blowing function

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Durham, United Kingdom

Philip Stephen Million