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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:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Wilson, Crook, GB;
Martin Riley, Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB;
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 3/4416 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 3/4416 ;
Abstract
A string trimmer comprising an elongate shaft, a cutting head rotatably mounted on one end of the elongate shaft wherein the head comprises: a base; a cap; a spool rotatable mounted in the cap; an autofeed mechanism mounted within the cap and which interacts between the cap and the spool; wherein the cap is releasably attachable to the base. The cap clips into the base. The cap comprises a first part, and the base comprises a second part wherein two resilient deformable arms having ribs formed on the end of the arms are mounted on one part and which engage with corresponding holes formed in the other part.