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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
William B. Mace, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Ronald A. Carlson, Elgin, IL (US);
Daniel J. Delay, Muskego, WI (US);
Benjamin R. Lloyd, Cudahy, WI (US);
William B. Mace, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Ronald A. Carlson, Elgin, IL (US);
Daniel J. DeLay, Muskego, WI (US);
Benjamin R. Lloyd, Cudahy, WI (US);
Echo, Incorporated, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Abstract
A powered apparatus having an elongate pole with a tool at a proximal region and a drive for operating the tool. A first operating component is repositionable between first and second positions to change a state of the drive. A second operating component is repositionable between: a) a locked position; and b) a released position wherein the first operating component can be changed from the first position into the second position. A handle assembly has a gripping portion with an extent that can be grasped by the user's one hand at a plurality of different locations along the extent of the gripping portion to control the operating components, including at a first location in a manner wherein with the elongate pole vertically oriented, a majority of a vertical weight force component of the apparatus is directed generally parallel to the length of a user's forearm below the user's one hand.