Power tool and compact power feed trimmer head

Abstract

An accessory mount device for a power tool, wherein a reference axis forms an axis of rotation of the accessory mount device, the accessory mount device including a housing forming an interior volume, the housing including a ramped surface in the interior volume at which a bearing is positioned; a first plate forming a channel at which the bearing is positioned at the ramped surface to push the first plate along the reference axis; and a second plate configured to push a spool in the direction of the reference axis, wherein the bearing is configured to selectively push the first plate to the second plate when a centrifugal force threshold is exceeded, and wherein the second plate is allowed to rotate around the reference axis separate from the first plate.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.