Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pivot posts and trimmer heads utilizing the same
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Application No.: US15127488Application Date: 2015-03-20
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Publication No.: US10398078B2Publication Date: 2019-09-03
- Inventor: David B. Skinner , Brian Searfoss , Wen Liu , Lin Wang , Jack Yang
- Applicant: Shakespeare Company, LLC
- Applicant Address: US SC Greer
- Assignee: Shakespeare Company, LLC
- Current Assignee: Shakespeare Company, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US SC Greer
- Agency: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2015/021694 WO 20150320
- International Announcement: WO2015/143288 WO 20150924
- Main IPC: A01D34/416
- IPC: A01D34/416

Abstract:
A trimmer head having at least two pivoting line holders for holding multiple folded strips of trimming line is presented wherein said pivoting line holders are retained within said housing between said housing and said cover and extend upward through apertures in said cover, said line holders being capable of movement around a vertical axis of rotation, at least three embodiments are disclosed which provide a rounded landing for supporting the inner radius of a folded strip of trimming line, the rounded geometry of the landing prevents line stress and breakage, the various embodiments include a pivot post having two parallel straight through holes with a rounded vertical wall between the through holes, a single open passageway having a center metal post, and a single open passageway having a series of at least two metal pins through the center of the passageway.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170172063A1 PIVOT POSTS & TRIMMER HEADS UTILIZING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2017-06-22
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