Line winder for line trimmers
OwnerRobert C. Holt, JR., James G. Stoutinventors
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Abstract
A line winder for a line trimmer has an annular body core that has ramped lugs extending from a first surface of the core. The ramped lugs are configured for mating engagement with ramped pockets of a bump feed mechanism of the line trimmer. The annular body core has a plurality of legs positioned circumferentially thereabout, such legs having ends that extend beyond the surface from which the ramped lugs extend. Between pairs of the legs, an indented hand digit recess is provided for receipt of fingers and thumbs of an operator. Rotational motion of the annular body core drives a spool mechanism within the bump feed mechanism to wind line onto a spool.
Claims9
A line winder for a line trimmer having a head, the head having a housing receiving and maintaining a spool mechanism for receiving, maintaining and dispensing cutting line, the housing having diametrically opposed apertures through which extend a continuous length of the cutting line, the line trimmer further having a bump feed mechanism for dispensing the cutting line through said apertures, the bump feed mechanism having ramped pockets for receiving digits of an operator's hand for applying torque to the bump feed mechanism for winding the line onto the spool mechanism, said line winder comprising:
- an annular body core having a plurality of ramped lugs extending from a first surface thereof, said ramped lugs being configured for mating engagement with said ramped pockets;
- a plurality of legs positioned circumferentially about said annular body core, said legs having ends extending beyond said first surface;
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- a plurality of indented hand digit recesses, one such hand digit indented recess between each of pairs of said legs.
A method for winding line onto a line trimmer having a head, the head having a housing receiving and maintaining a spool mechanism for receiving, maintaining and dispensing cutting line, the housing having diametrically opposed apertures through which extend a continuous length of the cutting line, the line trimmer further having a bump feed mechanism for dispensing the cutting line through said apertures, the bump feed mechanism having ramped pockets for receiving digits of an operator's hand for applying torque to the bump feed mechanism for winding the line onto the spool mechanism, said method comprising:
- bringing into mating engagement with said ramped pockets a plurality of ramped lugs of an annular body core, said plurality of ramped lugs extending from a first surface of said annular body core;
- engaging digits of a user's hand with a plurality of indented hand digit recesses about a circumference of said annular body core;
- depressing said bump feed mechanism by forceful axial engagement with said annular body core releasing said spool mechanism for free rotation;
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- rotating said annular body core while depressing said bump feed mechanism, causing said spool mechanism to rotate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.