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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Corey Barnett, Bowie, MD (US);
Oleksiy Sergyeyenko, Baldwin, MD (US);
Marco A. Mattucci, Fallston, MD (US);
Assignee:
BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britain, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 3/053 (2006.01); A01G 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 3/053 (2013.01); A01G 3/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hedgetrimmer having a blade assembly that converts between a straight blade configuration and a curved blade configuration. The blade assembly includes a support bar for securing a pair of cutting blades. The support bar is made up of a plurality of rotatable support links allowing the support bar to curve. A switch assembly includes a rigid wire fixedly secured to the support bar. The rigid wire extends and retracts, moving the support bar between its straight and curved configuration.