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. The tool may be energized by battery packs, line power or internal combustion engines.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 18, 2000
Date of Patent:
January 22, 2002
Assignee:
AME Group, Incorporated
Inventors:
James W. Marshall, James A. Martin, Wendell B. Leimbach
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. The tool may be energized by battery packs, line power or internal combustion engines.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 13, 1999
Date of Patent:
February 20, 2001
Assignee:
AME Group, Incorporated
Inventors:
James W. Marshall, James A. Martin, Wendell B. Leimbach