Abstract: A hand-held portable lawn and garden tool having implements. A housing encloses a motor and at least two sets of gears arranged in cascade to provide low speed and high torque to the implements. Each set of gears is a sun gear with a plurality of planetary gears. Embodiments energized by battery packs, line power and internal combustion engines are disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 18, 2000
Publication date:
May 10, 2001
Applicant:
AME GROUP, INC.
Inventors:
James W. Marshall, James A. Martin, Wendell B. Leimbach