Novel Trimmer Head for Use with Line and Blades

摘要

A trimmer head for a rotary cutting device that utilizes a plurality of trimmer line and cutting blades either separately or simultaneously, the blades pivotally connected to the trimmer head in a first plane which is generally parallel to and underneath a second plane in which the trimmer line is pivotally connected to the trimmer head, each of the blades and strips of trimmer line capable of pivoting within a lateral arc of at least 180 degrees within its respective plane without striking the trimmer head or any other blades or trimmer line.

主权项

1. A trimmer head for use with a rotary powered trimming device for cutting vegetation, said trimmer head comprising:
A housing having a central opening for operable connection to a powered trimming device; A series of three cutting blades pivotally connected to said housing in a first plane; A series of three strips of trimming line pivotally connected to said housing in a second plane that is generally parallel to and located above said first plane; Wherein each of the cutting blades in said series of three cutting blades is capable of rotational movement within a lateral arc in said first plane of at least 180 degrees without striking said trimmer head or any of the series of three strips of trimming line and wherein each of the strips of trimming line in said series of three strips of trimming line is capable of rotational movement within a lateral arc in said second plane of at least 180 degrees without striking said trimmer head or any of the series of three cutting blades; Said series of cutting blades and said series of strips of trimming line capable of use simultaneously to cut vegetation and also capable of use separately to cut vegetation.