Mower-mounted trimmer

摘要

The present invention involves a multiply adjustable, obstacle responsive mower deck mounted “edge” trimmer that is easily adjustable, easily maintained and stored, low-profile, and requires no outside power source.

主权项

1. An attachment for adjustably mounting a trimmer head to a lawnmower, said attachment comprising:
a segmented bracket mounted to the lawnmower, the segmented bracket having a first segment that is mounted to a deck of the lawnmower and a second segment that is attached to the first segment; the second segment having a deck side extension portion attached to the first segment and a trimmer head attachment piece base extending at an essentially 90° angle from the deck side extension portion; the trimmer head attachment piece base further having a plurality of bores extending therethrough; a trimmer head attachment piece mounted at a first end to the trimmer head attachment piece base by a pivot pin that extends through a first of the plurality of bores enabling said trimmer head attachment piece to rotate about a vertical axis relative to said bracket; a locking pin extending through the trimmer head attachment piece and a second of the plurality of bores to fix a spacing between said trimmer head and said lawnmower; a spring joining an opposing second end of the trimmer head attachment piece to the trimmer head.