Abstract: Scrench tools for chainsaws are provided. A scrench tool includes a first shaft extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the first end comprises a recessed slot having an opening at the first end; and a second shaft extending away from the first shaft to a screwdriver head.

Abstract: A chainsaw and fastener assembly therefor are provided. The chainsaw includes a guide bar extending from a housing and the guide bar positioned between an interior wall of the housing and a casing interior to the housing. The fastener assembly includes an outer fastener, a bar stud, and an inner fastener. The bar stud includes a plate having a first side, a second side, and an anti-rotation interface. The bar stud includes a first threaded member extending from the first side of the plate and a second threaded member extending from the second side of the plate. The plate is positioned between the guide bar and the casing. The outer fastener is threadable onto the first threaded member extending through the housing. The second threaded member is extendable through the casing and threadable onto the inner fastener.

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.

Abstract: A bracket for a ladder includes a base member and an arm connected to the base member, the arm being at an angle relative to the base member, the arm comprising a first end having a clamp and a second end having a tethering structure. The base member has a shape configured to be positioned on a rung of a ladder with the clamp engaging a frame member of a work platform system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a scaffold system having a first deck structure having a first deck structure frame, a deck connected to the frame and including a deck hatch. The system also includes a second deck structure having a second deck structure frame and a deck connected to the frame, the second deck structure positioned at a distance from, and connectable to, the first deck structure. The system further includes a telescoping ladder positioned between the first and second deck structures and connectable to at least one of the first and the second deck structures, the telescoping ladder extendable to a length that corresponds to the distance between the first and the second deck structures. Also disclosed is a resilient deck hatch hinge. Advantageously, a user can ascend the scaffold system from one deck structure to the next while remaining inside the scaffold footprint, promoting safety. The telescoping ladder promotes greater efficiencies from the scaffold supply standpoint.

Abstract: Associative management of distributed multimedia assets and associated resources using multi-domain agent-based communication between heterogeneous peers is achieved using an Asset/Resource Management (ARM) platform architecture that has an ARM Framework that is used by Asset Management Agents. The ARM Framework includes an ARM Infrastructure which is a system of protocols and libraries from which communities of agents that are grouped in logical Agent Domains are built. The agents communicate via the KQML language embedded within TCP/IP messages, advertise their capabilities and cooperate together to perform meaningful work. An XML-based language is used to embed “content” within the KQML language, providing a self-describing data representation using various character sets.