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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1977
Filed:
Jan. 20, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sidney Hirschkoff, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
McCulloch Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188166 ; 30381 ; 74 97 ; 188 / ; 192 80 ; 192 / ;
Abstract
A chain saw safety brake including a snap-acting, over-center actuating mechanism. A chain saw safety brake and method of operation characterized by an actuation accelerator interposed between a brake mechanism and a brake actuating mechanism. A biasing means is operable to bias the brake actuating means toward a nonactuating position with a relatively lower biasing force. The biasing means is operable to bias the brake actuating means toward an actuating position with a relatively higher biasing force.