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US 12,010,957 B2Granted
Portable electric rotary trimming tool
OwnerMark Currierinventor
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Abstract
An electrically powered rotary trimmer adapted to trim external portions of an agricultural product or other plant material. The trimmer may include an electric motor which rotates two or more trimming portions. The trimmer may include a handle with a battery. The trimmer may include a trim guard which may be rotatably adjustable. The trimmer may be adapted to plug into an external power source, which may be an external battery or a cellular telephone.
Claims13
A handheld electrically powered trimmer, said trimmer comprising:
- a tool body, said tool body comprising:
- a main body portion, said main body portion comprising an electric motor, said electric motor comprising a shaft extending from said main body portion, said shaft defining a motor axis, wherein the length of said main body portion along said motor axis is longer than the radial distance from the motor axis to a furthest part of the main body from said motor axis;
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- a coupling body portion, said coupling body portion comprising a protruding electrical coupler, said electrical coupler adapted to couple to a power source, said coupling body portion offset at an angle to said main body portion;
- a trimming head, said trimming head coupled to said shaft extending from said main body portion, said trimming head adapted to be rotatably driven by said motor around said motor axis, said trimming head comprising a plurality of trimmer extensions extending radially outward from said trimming head;
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- a shroud, said shroud coupled to said main body portion, said shroud adapted to deflect trimmed material trimmed by said trimmer extensions, wherein said trimmer extensions reside in said shroud when in an operating configuration,
- wherein the length of said main body portion of said tool body portion is longer than the length of said coupling body portion.
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