US 12,471,524 B2
Single line weed vegetation trimmer and/or edger with continuous line feed
Shalom Levin, Pardesly (IL); Assaf Levin, Pardesly (IL); and Shai Abramson, Pardesly (IL)
Assigned to MTD PRODUCTS INC, Valley City, OH (US)
Filed by MTD PRODUCTS INC, Valley City, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/862,980.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/220,730, filed on Jul. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0011491 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A01D 34/416 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 34/4162 (2013.01) 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A weed and vegetation trimmer, comprising:
a trimmer head configured to rotate a portion of a trimmer line comprising a cutting end of the trimmer line;
a trimmer motor configured to drive rotation of the trimmer head;
a continuous line feed mechanism secured to the trimmer motor and configured to continuously feed the trimmer line into the trimmer head by a line feed motor while the continuous line feed mechanism is active, wherein the continuous line feed mechanism comprises a pair of wheels or a pair of gears that grip the trimmer line in place and comprises a release mechanism that facilitates release of the pair of wheels or pair of gears from the trimmer line; and
one or more line feed activation mechanisms configured to control an activation and a deactivation of the line feed motor of the continuous line feed mechanism, wherein the release mechanism comprises a spring to maintain the pair of wheels or pair of gears in contact with the trimmer line and a lever or button to separate the pair of wheels or pair of gears from the trimmer line.