US 12,185,666 B2
Weed trimmer apparatus and system
William Shaw Stewart, Rainbow City, AL (US); and Adam Loren Freund, Bozeman, MT (US)
Filed by William Shaw Stewart, Rainbow City, AL (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/327,113.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/495,580, filed on Apr. 12, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0341225 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. A01D 34/90 (2006.01); A01D 34/416 (2006.01); A45F 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 34/902 (2013.01) [A01D 34/4167 (2013.01); A45F 3/14 (2013.01); A45F 2003/142 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A weed trimmer apparatus comprising:
a belt configured to be secured around a user's waist, the belt comprising:
a first clip strap extending from an outer surface of the belt;
a power clip first portion secured to the first clip strap, the power clip first portion including a first electrical connector and a first housing,
a belt power source receiver disposed on the outer surface of the belt, wherein the belt power source receiver is electrically connected to the power clip first portion,
a plurality of power transmission wires extending through an inner portion of the belt, wherein the plurality of transmission wires electrically connect the belt power source receiver to the power clip first portion through at least a portion of the first clip strap,
a belt clip configured to secure one end of the belt to another end of the belt around a waist of a user;
a trimmer disposed substantially opposite from the belt power source, comprising:
a trimmer base comprising:
a motor embedded within the trimmer base and configured to power the trimmer, and
a trimmer power source receiver,
a shaft extending from a first distal end of the trimmer base,
a debris shield secured proximate to a first end of the shaft,
a trimmer head secured below the debris shield to the first end the shaft and electrically connected to the motor,
a plurality of cutting swaths secured to the trimmer head,
a first handle portion extending orthogonally from the shaft proximate to a shaft-trimmer base junction and comprising a trigger operative to actuate the motor, and
a second handle extending from the first handle and configured to axially rotate around the first handle, the second handle comprising a locking means configured to secure the second handle into a fixed position;
a power source configured to releasably secure to either the belt power source receiver or the trimmer power source receiver; and
a power clip second portion including a second electrical connector and a second housing, the power clip second portion being configured to secure to the power clip first portion, such that a connection between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector forms an electrical connection between the power clip first portion and the power clip second portion while the power clip first portion is secured to the power clip second portion, and a physical connection between the first housing and the second housing supports the weight of the trimmer such that no stress is put on the electrical connection, and;
wherein, when the power source is secured to the belt power source receiver and the power clip first portion is secured to the power clip second portion, the power source is configured to provide electrical output to the motor of the trimmer,
wherein the power source, when secured to the trimmer power source receiver, is configured to provide electrical output to the motor of the trimmer.