Lawn or edge trimmer swivel wheel apparatus
OwnerCliften Dealinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method that allows a conventional trimmer of the type with flying cutting string or any other type blade to maintain a controllable height above the cutting plane and to swivel 360 degrees. The apparatus includes a set of wheels that also acts as a fulcrum point forming a lever with the heavier head of the trimmer closer to the wheels and the handle acting as a long lever arm. The apparatus allows the operator to trim around curbs and edges without making contact. This conserves string and is safer. The apparatus converts and standard trimmer into a mini-lawnmower allowing less stain on the operator.
Claims14
A lawn or weed trimmer attachment comprising, in combination:
- a trimmer with a trimmer handle shaft, said trimmer handle shaft having a lower section and an upper section;
- exactly two separated caster wheels attached to the lower section of said trimmer handle shaft by a U-shaped strut, said U-shaped strut making contact with said trimmer handle shaft at a first point;
- exactly two straight struts attached to a second point on said trimmer handle shaft, said second point being above said first point on said shaft, each of said straight struts attached to one of said caster wheels;
- said caster wheels allowing said trimmer to swivel 360 degrees.
A universal attachment for a lawn or weed trimmer of the type with an elongated handle with a drive motor on one end and a flying string head on a second end, the attachment converting the trimmer into a mini-lawnmower, the attachment comprising exactly two swivel caster wheels located near the flying string head, the swivel caster wheels on the ground acting as a lever fulcrum allowing the trimmer to be tilted back thus establishing a controllable cutting plane above the ground, the trimmer being able to be thus swiveled 360 degrees, the swivel caster wheels being attached to the elongated handle by a U-shaped strut supported by exactly two straight struts.
An edge trimmer support system comprising:
- a support structure having exactly two caster wheels, said caster wheels each rotating 360 degrees;
- a securing means with a first and second end and a center attached to each of said caster wheels for removabley engaging a trimmer shaft of a trimmer;
- said securing means having said first end attached to a first of said caster wheels and said second end attached to a second of said caster wheels, the center of said securing means being removeably coupled to said trimmer shaft with a first bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.