Winding mechanism for a string trimmer head
AssigneeTti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited
InventorsEric Nolin, Ronald J. Hoffman, Christopher A. Holman
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Abstract
A winding mechanism, a string trimmer head, and a method of winding line. The head may include a body, and a spool supported by the body, a line being supportable by the spool. The winding mechanism may include a crank engageable to rotate the spool to wind the line onto the spool. The trimmer head may include a bump knob engageable with the spool, and the crank may include a crank body engageable with the bump knob to rotate the spool. The crank may further include an arm connected to the crank body and a handle connected to the arm and engageable by a user to pivot the crank.
Claims11
A string trimmer head assembly for use with a string trimmer, the trimmer including a drive shaft, the assembly comprising:
- a trimmer head including a body connectable to and drivable by the drive shaft, a spool supported by the body, and a rotatable member rotatable relative to the body and engageable with the spool, a line being supportable by the spool;
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- a winding mechanism engageable with a portion of the head and operable, when the spool is supported by the body, to wind the line onto the spool.
A method of winding a line in a string trimmer head, the head including a body connectable to and drivable by a drive shaft of a string trimmer, a spool supported by the body, and a bump knob engageable with the spool, the line being supportable by the spool, the method comprising:
- engaging the bump knob with a crank;
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- turning the crank to drive the bump knob to wind the line onto the spool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.