Abstract: Protective garments are provided. A protective garment includes a protective garment fabric. The fabric is formed from a plurality of layers. At least one layer of the plurality of layers is formed from a plurality of fibers adapted to entangle with a moving blade of a tool upon contact between the moving blade and the fabric. At least one layer of the fabric includes metal fibers. The garment includes a garment sensing device including a sensor configured to detect when one or more metal fibers are cut, and a signal generator configured to send a signal to the tool to disable movement of the moving blade.

Abstract: A snow blower may include a frame, a rotatable auger, one or more wheels, and a chute body. The frame may define an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The outlet opening may be circumferentially bounded about a chute axis. The rotatable auger may be mounted to the frame rearward from the inlet opening and below the outlet opening to motivate snow to the outlet opening. The one or more wheels may be mounted to the frame apart from the rotatable auger to support the snow blower. The chute body may extend from the frame along the chute axis above the outletopening.

Abstract: A snow blower may include a frame, a rotatable auger, one or more wheels, and a chute body. The frame may define an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The outlet opening may be circumferentially bounded about a chute axis. The rotatable auger may be mounted to the frame rearward from the inlet opening and below the outlet opening to motivate snow to the outlet opening. The one or more wheels may be mounted to the frame apart from the rotatable auger to support the snow blower. The chute body may extend from the frame along the chute axis above the outlet opening.

Abstract: An outdoor tool and a lubrication system for an outdoor tool are provided. The lubrication system includes a reservoir, a pump, and an output configured to deliver lubricant to a tool unit of the outdoor tool. The pump is adjustable between a plurality of flow rate settings. The lubrication system may include one or more anti-leak mechanisms. The lubrication system may include a dedicated pump motor distinct from a motor assembly of the tool. A display system to display operating parameters of the lubrication system may be included.

Abstract: Protective garments are provided. A protective garment includes a protective garment fabric. The fabric is formed from a plurality of layers. At least one layer of the plurality of layers is formed from a plurality of fibers adapted to entangle with a moving blade of a tool upon contact between the moving blade and the fabric. At least one layer of the fabric includes metal fibers. The garment includes a garment sensing device including a sensor configured to detect when one or more metal fibers are cut, and a signal generator configured to send a signal to the tool to disable movement of the moving blade.

Abstract: Trimmers and auto advancing trimmer lines are provided. A trimmer includes a trimmer head disposed on a connecting member, a user interface disposed on the connecting member, wherein the user interface is configured to operate the trimmer head, a sensor configured to determine a length of a trimmer line extending from the trimmer head, and an auto advance mechanism configured to extend the trimmer line extending from the trimmer head based on feedback from the sensor.

Abstract: Hand-operated augers are provided. A hand operated auger may include a powerhead, a handle frame, and a drill bit, the drill bit extending along and rotatable about a longitudinal axis. In some embodiments, the drill bit is selectively operable in a normal mode and a breaker mode. In some embodiments, the auger further includes an extension shaft disposed between the powerhead and the drill bit, wherein the drill bit is movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the extension shaft. In some embodiments, the auger further includes a fluid reservoir and a fluid line. In some embodiments, the auger further includes a gyroscope. In some embodiments, the auger further includes a roller. In some embodiments, the auger further includes a depth gauge. In some embodiments, an auger assembly includes an auger and a removable fixture.

Abstract: Self-propelled outdoor tool bases and assemblies are provided. A self-propelled outdoor tool assembly includes one or more tools and a drive system. A tool may be a transportation tool such as a spreader hopper. An assembly may include a base, and the tool may be removably connectable to the base. The assembly may include a toolless connection between the tool and the base.

Abstract: Chainsaws and methods of operating chainsaws are provided. A chainsaw includes a guide bar supporting a chain; a motor configured to drive the chain, the motor receiving power from an electrical energy source of the chainsaw; a sprocket operably coupled between the motor and the chain to impart driving force from the motor to the chain; and an operating device operably coupled between the motor and the sprocket and moveable between a driving state and a neutral state, wherein the chain is freely moveable in at least one direction relative to the motor when the operating device is in the neutral state.