Glider assembly for handheld trimmers
AssigneeAero-Flex Technologies, Inc.
InventorVincent D. Morabit
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Abstract
A glider assembly for a handheld trimmer includes a glider shaft coupleable at one end with a rotating head of the handheld trimmer, and a glider plate connected to an opposite end of the glider shaft. The glider plate is part-spherical or saucer shaped and includes a concave side and a convex side. A bearing acts between the glider plate and the glider shaft. The assembly enables an operator to rest the weight of the trimmer on the ground during use while controlling a cutting height.
Claims20
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;
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- a bearing acting between the glider plate and the glider shaft.
A handheld trimmer comprising:
- a trimmer shaft;
- a motor attached to the trimmer shaft;
- a rotating head supporting a cutting line coupled with the motor and attached to the trimmer shaft;
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- a glider assembly connected to the rotating head, the glider assembly including:
- a glider shaft coupled at one end with the rotating head,
- a main glider plate connected to an opposite end of the glider shaft, the main glider plate being part-spherical or saucer shaped and including a concave side and a convex side, and
- a bearing acting between the main glider plate and the glider shaft.
A method of operating a handheld trimmer including a trimmer shaft, a motor attached to the trimmer shaft, a rotating head supporting a cutting line coupled with the motor and attached to the trimmer shaft, and a glider assembly connected to the rotating head, wherein the glider assembly includes a glider shaft coupled 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, and a bearing acting between the glider plate and the glider shaft, the method comprising:
- (a) operating the motor to drive the rotating head;
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- (b) during step (a), setting the glider plate on the ground and supporting a weight of the handheld trimmer on the glider assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.