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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 20, 2014
George Alliss, Fairmont, NC (US);
George Alliss, Fairmont, NC (US);
Torvian, Inc., Fallsington, PA (US);
Abstract
A trimmer head assembly and the method of configuring the trimmer head assembly. The trimmer head assembly has a housing that attaches to a string trimmer machine. A spool is provided inside the housing. The spool rotates about an axis of rotation. The spool can move longitudinally along the axis of rotation between a first position and a second position. A ratcheting mechanism is provided between the trimmer head housing and the spool. When the spool is in its first position, the ratcheting mechanism enables the spool to continuously rotate about the axis of rotation in the direction opposite that in which the trimmer head assembly spins. The ratchet mechanism also prevents the spool from rotating within the housing in the same direction in which the trimmer head is spinning.