Glider assembly for handheld trimmers

A glider assembly for a handheld trimmer including a rotating head that supports a cutting line, the glider assembly comprising:

• a glider shaft coupleable at one end with the rotating head;
• a glider plate connected to an opposite end of the glider shaft, the glider plate being part-spherical or saucer shaped and including a concave side and a convex side;
• a convertible cap attachable directly to the rotating head and disposed between the glider shaft and the rotating head such that the glider shaft is coupleable with the rotating head through the convertible cap, wherein the convertible cap includes channels for supporting a molded cutting line;
• and
• a bearing acting between the glider plate and the glider shaft, wherein the bearing is structured and cooperable with the glider plate such that the glider plate is free spinning and disconnected from influence by the rotating head at all times,
• wherein the glider shaft comprises a threaded connector, and wherein the bearing comprises a bearing set including at least one of a first bearing secured to the glider plate and coupled with a distal end of the glider shaft and a second bearing secured to the convertible cap coupled with the glider shaft, the threaded connector extending through the first bearing in the glider plate and through the second bearing in the convertible cap, and
• wherein the glider plate is spaced from the convertible cap by the glider shaft.