A01D34/4166

Filament cutterhead for a brushcutter
09826679 · 2017-11-28 · ·

A filament cutterhead is provided for mounting on the drive shaft of a brushcutter. The filament cutterhead includes a housing with a circumferential wall wherein a first wall opening for a cutting filament is formed. A filament spool arranged in the housing is rotatable relative to the housing. A filament channel with a filament inlet segment is provided in a partition wall of the filament spool. The filament channel extends from the filament inlet segment past the hub to a filament outlet segment which is assigned a second wall opening in the circumferential wall. The filament outlet segment is at an offset (v) with respect to the filament inlet segment in the circumferential direction of the hub. The mouth of the filament inlet segment and the mouth of the filament outlet segment lie within an outside diameter (A) of the partition wall and open into a pass-through space.

Weed trimming apparatus, weed trimmer head, and trimmer line retention device
11497163 · 2022-11-15 ·

A weed trimmer apparatus is disclosed, including a head comprising a body portion defining a trimmer member passage configured to receive a trimmer member and defining an aperture configured to receive a trimmer retention member in the form of a pin into the trimmer member passage. At least one or more trimmer member retention members comprising a pin operatively connected to the head for retaining one or more trimmer members. The pin is positionable within the body portion, movable from a trimmer member retention position to a trimmer release position, such that the moveable pin clears the passage in the trimmer release position, and such that the moveable pin extends across the trimmer member passage in the trimmer member retention position. The pin retention member is configured to extend through an aperture of at least one trimmer member to retain the trimmer member during operation of the weed trimmer apparatus.

QUICK-CONNECTING DEVICE FOR CABLE SUPPORT AND CABLE EXTRACTION FOR AGRICULTURAL BRUSHCUTTING OR CLEANING MACHINES
20230165189 · 2023-06-01 ·

Cable support and extraction device for brushcutting machines, comprising a first part (1) with a first hollow shaft (1.1) for the connection of a drive shaft, a cover (3) and a side surface (4) with a through hole (5) and two diametrically opposed slots (6) for the passage of the ends of a cable (7); a second part (2) to fit inside the first part, with a second hollow shaft (2.1) hollow, allowing the passage of the first shaft (1.1) inside it and the winding of the cable (7) around it, between a first stop (8.1) with a flange (9) oriented towards a second stop (8.2) opposite; a retractable pin (10) in the flange (9), which has an engaged position in the hole (5) and a disengaged position for the free rotation of the second piece (2), and; means of actuating.

STRING TRIMMER HEAD

A trimmer head, a line holder and a method. The head may include a housing rotatable about an axis; a line holder supported by the housing, the line holder defining a first receptacle, a second receptacle separated from the first receptacle and an opening communicating with the first receptacle and the second receptacle; and a line supportable by the line holder, the line having a first end and an opposite second end, the line being folded to provide a first line section from the first end toward a folded portion and a second line section from the second end toward the folded portion, the folded portion being insertable into the opening, the first line section being received in the first receptacle, the second line section being received in the second receptacle.

String trimmer support attachment
09788484 · 2017-10-17 ·

A string trimmer support attachment. The device includes a base on which the shaft of a string trimmer can be secured. The present invention further includes a pair of legs that are pivotally attached to the base. The legs can be folded so as to be aligned against the string trimmer shaft when not in use. Alternatively, the legs can be folded outward so that the legs are roughly perpendicular to the string trimmer shaft in order to support the head of a string trimmer in an upright and angled orientation that is convenient for changing the trimmer line. Further, in the unfolded configuration the legs are disposed at an angle relative to one another to provide a stable support for the string trimmer, wherein the string trimmer proximal end acts as a third portion of a tripod when the legs are deployed.

Universal string trimmer head
11252866 · 2022-02-22 ·

A universal stringer head assembly including a cylindrical housing with an interior diameter with the geometry of a cone or wedge with a plurality of orifices passing from the exterior surface to the interior surface. Each orifice is sized and shaped to receive a fastener therethrough. Ideally, at least three orifices are equally spaced about the external circumference of the housing, facilitating the rotatable attachment of at least three fasteners to the rotatable shaft of an associated piece of lawn equipment, for example an edge trimmer.

Integrated string and blade trimmer system
09743582 · 2017-08-29 · ·

An integrated string and trimmer blade system that allows a user to simultaneously employ one or more flexible lines and one or more blades during various types of cutting operations (e.g., grass, weeds, branches, etc.). The system may be implemented on any appropriate cutting apparatus such as walk-behind trimmers and/or mowers, hand-held trimmers, and the like. Broadly, the system includes a cutting member having a body that is rotatable about a pivot axis of the cutting apparatus. One or more cutting blades are pivotally attached to the body such that the blades can oscillate or otherwise pivot relative to the body as the body rotates about the central axis. At least one of the blades includes one or more line holders thereon for receipt and attachment of one or more flexible cutting lines or strings.

MIULTI-MODE TRIMMER HEAD
20170238461 · 2017-08-24 ·

A multi-mode trimmer head for use with an outdoor handheld tool such as a string trimmer, brush cutter, or the like is provided. The trimmer head includes an upper housing, lower housing, bump head, spool, and a spring. The spool includes a first pair of apertures configured to receive a pair of flexible trimmer lines to provide a bump-feed operating mode for the trimmer head. The spool also includes a separate, second pair of apertures configured to receive a single fixed-line trimmer line to provide a fixed-line operating mode for the trimmer head. The trimmer head is switchable between the fixed-line operating mode and the bump-feed operating mode without the need to disassemble the trimmer head.

Trimmer head with members for simplifying the loading of the cutting line
11234363 · 2022-02-01 · ·

The trimmer head (1) includes: an axis of rotation (A-A); a housing (3); a spool (13) insertable in the housing, configured and arranged to wind a stock of cutting line (F) therearound. The spool includes flanges (13A, 13B), between which anchoring elements (15) extend to anchor the cutting line.

Grass-cutting head
09764489 · 2017-09-19 · ·

A multi-function grass-cutting head (100), of the type intended to be associated with a motor to rotate around an axis of rotation (X) thereof, including a peripheral area (103) which extends around the axis of rotation (X) and at least one supporting portion (104) for at least one cutting element (105) provided on the peripheral area (103). The head also includes structure (106) for adjusting the angular position of the supporting portion (104) of the at least one cutting element (105), around an axis of adjustment (Y), transverse to the axis of rotation (X) of the head.