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US 12,279,689 · App. 18/728,997 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Band for brush cutter and brush cutter set

Inventor: Koshichi Togashi (Niigata, JP)
Assignees: TOHOKUSETUBI CO., LTD.; Koshichi Togashi
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Patent No.
US 12,279,689
App. No.
18/728,997
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The brush cutter band has a pelvic pad, a main belt, a sub-belt, a plurality of sub-belt loops, and a suspender. The main belt is fastened to the pelvic area of a user via the pelvic pad. The sub-belt is fastened to the lower back of the user. The plurality of sub-belt loops is provided on the pelvic pad through which the sub-belt is threaded. The suspender is provided on the pelvic pad and suspendable of the brush cutter. The pelvic pad is suspended from the sub-belt by the plurality of sub-belt loops. The plurality of sub-belt loops includes corresponding sub-belt loops located above and corresponding to the suspender.

Claims (43)

1. A brush cutter band to be worn by a user of a brush cutter and used to suspend the brush cutter, the brush cutter band comprising:

a pelvic pad to be wrapped around a pelvic area of the user;

a main belt to be wrapped around the pelvic pad and tightened over the pelvic area through the pelvic pad;

a sub-belt to be fastened around a lower back of the user;

a plurality of sub-belt loops provided on the pelvic pad and to be threaded with the sub-belt; and

a suspender provided on the pelvic pad and suspendable of the brush cutter, wherein

the pelvic pad is suspended from the sub-belt by the plurality of sub-belt loops,

the plurality of sub-belt loops includes a corresponding sub-belt loop located above and corresponding to the suspender,

the suspender includes a left suspender to be located on a left leg of the user in a worn state where the brush cutter band is worn by the user and a right suspender to be located on a right leg of the user in the worn state,

in a case where the brush cutter is suspended from one of the left suspender and the right suspender, the other can be used to suspend a pad plate to be applied to at least one of a knee and a thigh of the user,

the left suspender includes a first left anchor and a second left anchor that are spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction of the pelvic pad and capable of tethering a suspension material,

the first left anchor is located more forward for the user than the second left anchor in the worn state,

the right suspender includes a first right anchor and a second right anchor that are spaced from each other in a longitudinal direction of the pelvic pad and capable of tethering a suspension material,

the first right anchor is located more forward for the user than the second right anchor in the worn state,

in a case where the brush cutter is suspended from the left suspender and the pad plate is suspended from the right suspender, the left suspender suspends the brush cutter via the suspension material tethered to the first left anchor and the second left anchor, and the right suspender suspends the pad plate via the suspension material tethered to the first right anchor, and

in a case where the brush cutter is suspended from the right suspender and the pad plate is suspended from the left suspender, the right suspender suspends the brush cutter via the suspension material tethered to the first right anchor and the second right anchor, and the left suspender suspends the pad plate via the suspension material tethered to the first left anchor.

2. The brush cutter band according to claim 1 , wherein there are at least four of the corresponding sub-belt loop, corresponding to each of the first left anchor, the second left anchor, the first right anchor, and the second right anchor.

3. The brush cutter band according to claim 1 , wherein

the pelvic pad further comprises a plurality of main belt loops provided on the pelvic pad and threaded with the main belt, and

the plurality of main belt loops includes a corresponding main belt loop located below and corresponding to the corresponding sub-belt loop.

4. A brush cutter set comprising:

a brush cutter band to be worn by a user of a brush cutter and used to suspend the brush cutter;

the brush cutter; and

a brush cutter handle to be attached to the brush cutter, wherein the brush cutter band comprises

a pelvic pad to be wrapped around a pelvic area of the user;

a main belt to be wrapped around the pelvic pad and tightened over the pelvic area through the pelvic pad;

a sub-belt to be fastened around a lower back of the user;

a plurality of sub-belt loops provided on the pelvic pad and to be threaded with the sub-belt; and

a suspender provided on the pelvic pad and suspendable of the brush cutter, wherein

the pelvic pad is suspended from the sub-belt by the plurality of sub-belt loops, and

the plurality of sub-belt loops includes a corresponding sub-belt loop located above and corresponding to the suspender,

the brush cutter comprises

a shaft extending in a front-back direction of the user,

a rotary blade located at a front end of the shaft, and

a prime mover located at a rear end of the shaft and configured to rotate the rotary blade,

the brush cutter handle comprises

a bar intersecting the shaft and extending in a left-right direction as seen from the user,

a left grip located on a left side of the bar as seen from the user and to be held by a left hand of the user, and

a right grip located on a right side of the bar as seen from the user and to be held by a right hand of the user,

the bar has an attached portion intersecting the shaft and to be attached to the shaft,

in a first case where the rotary blade of the brush cutter rotates counterclockwise as seen from the user, the attached portion is set at a position biased to the left as seen from the user from a center of the bar in the left-right direction, and a portion of the bar to the right as seen from the user from the attached portion is set as a pressed portion to be pressed by a leg of the user,

in a second case where the rotary blade of the brush cutter rotates clockwise as seen from the user, the attached portion is set at a position biased to the right as seen from the user from the center of the bar in the left-right direction, and a portion of the bar to the left as seen from the user from the attached portion is set as a pressed portion to be pressed by a leg of the user, and

the brush cutter handle positions the brush cutter to the left of the user in the first case and positions the brush cutter to the right of the user in the second case.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2024
From: TOGASHI, KOSHICHI, MR.
To: TOHOKUSETUBI CO., LTD.; TOGASHI, KOSHICHI, MR.
Reel/Frame 067988/0773 →
Continuity (1)
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