US 12,120,969 B2
Handheld lawn maintenance tool
Robert Bermudez, Gilbert, AZ (US)
Assigned to MTD PRODUCTS INC, Valley City, OH (US)
Filed by MTD Products Inc, Valley City, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2016, as Appl. No. 15/010,662.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/112,962, filed on Feb. 6, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2016/0227694 A1, Aug. 11, 2016
Int. Cl. A01B 1/20 (2006.01); A01B 1/06 (2006.01); A01D 34/416 (2006.01); A01D 34/84 (2006.01); A01D 34/90 (2006.01); A01G 3/053 (2006.01); A01G 3/06 (2006.01); A01G 3/08 (2006.01); E01H 1/08 (2006.01); A01D 42/00 (2006.01); B25F 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01B 1/20 (2013.01) [A01B 1/065 (2013.01); A01D 34/4165 (2013.01); A01D 34/84 (2013.01); A01D 34/90 (2013.01); A01G 3/0535 (2013.01); A01G 3/062 (2013.01); A01G 3/086 (2013.01); E01H 1/0809 (2013.01); A01D 42/00 (2013.01); B25F 3/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handheld lawn maintenance tool comprising a power head having a power source connected to a rear end of a housing, said housing including a first handle oriented along a longitudinal axis of said power head, a second handle extending from a fixed pivot point on a lower portion of said housing adjacent to a forward end of said housing, a control mechanism positioned adjacent to said first handle, a power generator located within said housing and operatively connected to said power source, and a first attachment mechanism configured to releasably attach alternately to a working attachment and to an adapter configured to connect to the working attachment, wherein said power generator is positioned between said first handle and said second handle, said power generator generates an output source of power, wherein the adapter is configured to alternately attach to a first working attachment and a second working attachment, wherein the first working attachment is battery-powered, wherein the second working attachment is engine-powered, and wherein the adapter comprises an extension member configured to conduct electrical power to the first working attachment and to provide movement to the second working attachment.