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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1981
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert C Comer, Hopkins, MN (US);
Henry B Tillotson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
30276 ; 56 127 ; 56-1 ;
Abstract
A discrete cutting element (18) including a plurality of cutting filaments (26) for use in a vegetation line trimmer (10). In a preferred embodiment provided filaments (26) emanate from a common locus (27) at a filament holder (16) for rotation about the holder's axis of rotation. Certain embodiments can include axially fixed apparatus for conducting the associated filaments (26) away from a spool-like member (23) around which the filaments (26) are wound, and aiding divergence of the filaments.