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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2023
Echo Incorporated, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Fernando Iacona, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Joseph John Zenkus, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Ryan Garrett, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
ECHO INCORPORATED, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Abstract
The combination of: a cutting head having a spool on which at least one cutting element is located and configured to be driven around an operating axis by a rotary drive to which the cutting head is coupled; and a coupling system with a core and a first adaptor assembly releasably joinable to each other and the spool. The core is keyed directly to the spool. The first adaptor assembly extends from the core and defines a driven component to engage the rotary drive. A part of the core that engages the spool to cause the core to be keyed directly to the spool is made from metal.