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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5940972 | Rotary knife blade A rotary knife having a blade with an annular body rotatable about a central axis and an annular blade section projecting away from the body. The blade section comprises a first radially inner surface, a second radially outer surface and, a cutting edge d... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5940973 | Trimmer guide A guide is provided for a string trimmer that permits it to be positioned closely adjacent to or in a variety of positions further from borders and similar objects. The guide is attachable to the guard of the trimmer and is composed of two slideably adjus... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5933966 | Shaft telescoping and rotational adjustment mechanism for a lawn and garden tool A lawn and garden tool, such as a string trimmer, includes a lower housing, an upper housing having one or more axial channels interconnected with one or more circumferential channels disposed on an interior surface thereof and a shaft connected between t... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5931736 | Liner for rotating drive cables A liner for a flexible rotative drive shaft has a single tube with a multiplicity of spaced-apart, flared sections disposed along its elongated length. The flared sections serve many purposes, but primarily center the liner within an external aluminum tub... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5924205 | Protection cover for a trimmer A protection cover for a trimmer is disclosed. The protection cover includes a protection portion that is comprised of plural elastic members. The protection portion prevent chips such as grasses trimmed or small stones inside of the cover. Each of the el... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5906051 | Height adjustable anti-gouging ground guide system for vegetation trimmer A ground guide system for a trimming head of a powered vegetation trimmer, which may be of the type having a rotatable drum enclosing a spooled trimming cord and a bump feed mechanism on the bottom of the drum, comprises a housing above the drum, a hollow... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5901448 | String trimmer head A string cutter head for weed trimmers comprises a solid seamless hub having an upper disk and a lower disk. The lower disk comprises at least two pairs of vertically drilled holes for installation of a monofilament cutting string. The upper disk acts as ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5896666 | Head for string trimmer A cutting head for a string trimmer is provided which accommodates any string gauge thickness and may be easily and quickly re-threaded upon failure of a string previously disposed therein. Clamping members are provided to clamp the strings within the cut... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5890352 | Rotary cutting assembly A rotary cutting assembly to be attached to a rotary shaft of a weed trimming device for cutting vegetation. The rotary cutting assembly includes a cutting member constructed of a hub and a plurality of cable ties secured to the hub such that a spoke patt... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5887348 | Head for string trimmer A cutting head for a string trimmer is provided which accommodates any string gauge thickness and may be easily and quickly re-threaded upon failure of a string previously disposed therein. Clamping members are provided to clamp the strings within the cut... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5887349 | Blade assembly with self-braking flail cutting elements A cutting attachment for a rotary cutting apparatus wherein the cutting attachment has a substantially rigid body and a plurality of cutting members. Each cutting member has a blade portion and a head portion. An aperture extends through the head portion ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5881465 | Line head for flexible line trimmer A "bump-feed" type line head (108) and replaceable spool (116) for a flexible line trimmer are specially adapted for removing and mounting the spool in a single manual movement to the line head to facilitate spool and line replacement. A U-shaped retentio... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5881464 | Line head for flexible line trimmer A "bump-feed" type line head (108) and replaceable spool (116) for a flexible line trimmer are specially adapted for removing and mounting the spool in a single manual movement to the line head to facilitate spool and line replacement. The line head inclu... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5878556 | Lawn edge with rotatable shield The instant invention relates to a lawn trimmer and an associated shield. The shield, in the preferred embodiment, is entirely formed from an impact resistant plastic. Additionally, the shield is defined by both an inner peripheral region and an outer per... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5875700 | Brush cutting blade A circular brush cutting blade with peripheral cutting teeth. Segments are bent or deflected out of the blade body at an angle to the plane of the blade less than normal. The segments are configured to provide an inclined leading edge for each segment tha... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5867910 | Control for portable power tool A portable tool including a frame, a working element on the frame and a power unit for operating the working element. A switch on the frame switches between a first state, e.g., stop operation, and a second state, e.g., running operation. An actuator on t... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5867911 | Apparatus for adjusting relative positions of first and second members Apparatus for adjusting a first member relative to a second member comprises a button with two sets of teeth and movable between first and second positions. When in the first position, both sets of teeth engage sets of teeth carried by the first and secon... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5862658 | Grass remover for termite bait station This is a grass remover to remove grass from the surface of an area in a circular path about the top of a guide hole in which a termite bait station may be inserted. This includes a circular skirt with a hub in the middle and a plurality of cutting blades... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5862595 | Combined trimmer and vacuum apparatus A hand-holdable trimmer for garden and lawn applications has an elongated housing defining an air passage extending from the trimmer's rotating trimmer head to a collection container for cuttings mounted distally on the housing. An impeller wheel driven b... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5862598 | Unitary hub for vegetation cutting devices A cutting attachment for use with a vegetation cutting device. The cutting attachment has a body with a generally planar coupling portion and a central axis of rotation. In one embodiment, the body further includes a conical central wall portion extending... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5855069 | Disengagement-preventing mechanism and bush cutter provided with disengagement-preventing mechanism A disengagement-preventing mechanism for a vibration isolator is interposed between an attachment sleeve portion of prime mover and an operating rod in a bush cutter. The disengagement-preventing mechanism includes an attachment sleeve portion, an attachm... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5855068 | Apparatus for cutting of plants For a device for cutting plants with a cutting line (36, 38) which rotates around an axis of rotation and is wound on a reel (13), wherein a slide (16) releasably locks the reel (13) by means of a cam (26) with respect to elements which rotatingly take it... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5852876 | Vegetation trimmer head A durable one-piece vegetation trimmer head molded from a polymeric material provides ease in attachment and removal from standard vegetation trimmers. The trimmer head is fitted with three rotatable, rigid blades which extend during use. The trimmer head... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5845565 | Peeler A hand holdable peeler for fruit and vegetables comprises a housing that has an electric motor mounted in the housing to rotate a peeler attachment. The peeler attachment has a central body and a number of planar plastic blades. Each blade has serrations ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5845405 | Cutting tool A cutting tool for use with a brush cutter, trimmer or like device (1) for cutting thicket, grass and like vegetation, wherein the device includes a rotary shaft (3) for receiving a cutting tool which includes a rotatable center disc (6) which can be fitt... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5842277 | Hand-held working tool, especially trimmer A hand-held working tool has a drive motor and a grip connected at a distance to the drive motor. Operating elements, including a throttle lever, a choke actuator, and a short-circuiting switch, are connected to the grip for controlling the drive motor. A... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5839961 | Bearing arrangement for a drive shaft The invention is directed to a bearing arrangement for a drive shaft connecting a work tool to a drive unit. A protective tube has an inner wall surface and is part of this bearing arrangement. A bearing structure is mounted in the protective tube and has... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5839262 | Wheeled weed trimmer support system A wheeled weed trimmer support system is provided including a pair of wheel assemblies each having a frame with at least two wheels rotatably mounted thereon. Next provided is a support assembly mounted between the wheel assemblies and further adapted to ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5836142 | Wheel attachment connectable to weed trimmers and the like A multiple frame wheel attachment connectable to a handheld device, such as a gasoline powered weed trimmer. The wheel attachment has a pair of wheels attached to the ends of an axle and a pair of frame assemblies connecting the axle and wheels to the law... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5836227 | Weed cutter head A head suitable for use on any weed cutter, regardless of whether it has a left-hand or right-hand threaded shaft. The head includes, in order from top to bottom, an arbor enclosing an elongated hexagonal nut with internal threads to engage the shaft of a... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5815928 | Portable powered lawn and garden tool A trimmer (10) has a power source (12) and a tabular drive shaft housing (32) for coupling the power source (12) to a rotating working element. The drive shaft housing (32) is rotatable with respect to the power source (12) and a handle (26) which is fixe... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5814176 | Process for forming double-strand monofilament line for use in flexible line trimmers A process for forming flexible cutting line for use in rotary vegetation trimmers of the type having two or more monofilament lines mounted on a common spool. The line produced by the process of the present invention defines two monofilament strands joine... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813122 | Vegetation control material applicator The vegetation control material applicator comprises a toroidal reservoir for containing a nominal amount of vegetation control material in fluid form and a circular valve assembly mounted between the reservoir and the circular saw blade of a brush saw. T... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5810093 | Multi-purpose landscaping device for use with a hand-held rotary power tool A multi-purpose landscaping device for use with as hand-held rotary power tool such as an electric drill includes a shaft adaptable at one end for removable and operative connection to such a power tool, and a rotatable implement removably attached to the... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5809655 | Apparatus for cutting of plants The apparatus for cutting plants includes a rotatable spool (18) having a central hub (29) and a plurality of axially spaced-apart disks (23,24,25) extending from the central hub so as to define at least one winding chamber (26,27); at least one winding (... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5809653 | Attachment system for battery powered tool A battery powered tool includes a housing adapted to carry a battery. A shaft having first and second ends is connected to the housing at the first end thereof. A first mechanical joint is adapted for rotatably receiving and supporting an attachment. The ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5806192 | Line feed configuration for line trimmers A line trimmer head is provided including a rotatable drive shaft and a housing mounted to the drive shaft for rotation therewith. The housing has an open end and at least one peripheral aperture formed through the housing. A spool subassembly is position... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5802724 | Coupling for split-boom power tool A split-boom power tool includes a housing adapted to carry a battery or motor. A first boom member connected to the housing includes an electromechanical or mechanical joint (i.e., coupling) connected thereto for receiving a second boom member, which car... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791054 | Rotary cutters A rotary cutter head assembly comprises a cutting element including a substantially spherical enlarged retaining portion, a filamentary flexible elongate cutting portion, and a substantially cylindrical intermediate strengthening portion, which is integra... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5784789 | Rotary trim saw According to the present invention, a rotary trim saw includes a rotary drive shaft coupled to a source of rotary power, while a sleeve is disposed about the drive shaft. The drive shaft is arranged for rotation relative to the sleeve. Also, a rack is dis... | 07/28/1998 |
