Powered hand-held spreader

A portable device suitable for spreading granular product, comprising:

• a spreader body, comprising:
• a hopper configured to contain an amount of the granular product, comprising an open upper portion and an outlet located at a bottom portion of the hopper;
• a handle integral to the spreader body;
• a motor;
• an opening located on a forward portion of the spreader body;
• a rotor plate for spreading the granular product located in the opening below the outlet and operably coupled to the motor;
• a trigger, mounted in the handle, that is movable between a first position in which the motor is off and a second position in which the motor is actuated, the trigger configured to default to the first position, the trigger being operably coupled to a trigger mechanism;
• a shutter dial, coupled to the forward portion of the spreader body below the handle, the shutter dial being rotatably movable between a plurality of settings;
• and
• a shutter cam, coupled to the shutter plate and to the shutter dial, for adjusting a distance of travel of a shutter plate, that is located proximal to the outlet, based on a selected setting of the shutter dial;
• wherein when the trigger is in the first position the shutter plate covers the outlet and when the trigger is in the second position, the shutter plate is retracted and uncovers the outlet, traveling a distance based on the selected setting of the shutter dial through movement of the trigger mechanism.

A portable hand-held spreader device for spreading granular product comprising:

• a hopper configured to contain an amount of the granular product, the hopper comprising an outlet;
• a handle means for holding the hopper;
• an opening located on a forward portion of a spreader body below the handle, the outlet in communication with the opening;
• a spreading means for spreading the granular product located in the opening and driven by a power source;
• a control means for controlling a distance of travel of a shutter plate located inside of the outlet and mechanically coupled to the control means, the control means being coupled to the forward portion of the spreader body and having a plurality of settings, such that each setting adjusts the distance of travel of the shutter plate with respect to the outlet;
• a trigger mechanism for actuating the power source and moving the shutter plate the distance of travel according to the setting of the control means, the trigger mechanism further comprising:
• a first spring connected to an upper portion of the trigger mechanism, and
• a second spring connected to a lower portion the trigger mechanism;
• and
• a stop connected to an upper end of the second spring such that the second spring is compressed upon the stop contacting the shutter cam in response to movement of the trigger mechanism.

A portable hand-held spreader device, comprising:

• a hopper comprising an outlet;
• a handle overhanging the hopper, the handle including a trigger;
• a motor;
• a rotor plate, located below the outlet, operably coupled to the motor, and configured to spread the granular product;
• a trigger mechanism, coupled to the trigger, comprising a first spring, a second spring, and a stop;
• a shutter plate coupled to the trigger mechanism for covering and uncovering the outlet;
• a shutter dial rotatably movable between a plurality of settings;
• and
• a shutter cam, coupled to the shutter plate and to the shutter dial, for adjusting a distance of travel the shutter plate based on a selected setting of the shutter dial through contact with the stop;
• wherein when the trigger is in a first position, the shutter plate covers the outlet, and when the trigger moves from the first position to a second position, the shutter plate retracts from the outlet through movement of the trigger mechanism, uncovering the outlet by traveling a distance based on a selected setting of the shutter dial such that retraction of the shutter plate stops when the stop contacts the shutter cam and the first spring is compressed during movement of the trigger mechanism and the second spring is compressed upon the stop contacting the shutter cam.