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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
May. 19, 2017
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
LaVern L. Ackerman, Eagan, MN (US);
Joseph J. LeBrun, Lonsdale, MN (US);
Assignee:
THE TORO COMPANY, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25F 5/02 (2006.01); A01D 34/90 (2006.01); A01D 34/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25F 5/02 (2013.01); A01D 34/902 (2013.01); A01D 34/824 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lawn and garden tool having a handle, a tool head and an adjustable length boom, wherein the boom includes telescoping first and second boom sections. The tool includes a connector assembly having a lock adapted to selectively lock the boom sections relative to one another at any one of a plurality of telescopic locations. The connector assembly further includes a latch adapted to maintain engagement of the boom sections relative to one another, wherein the latch may be manipulated by an operator to selectively allow separation of the boom sections.