Patent ID: 11950531
Assignee: COJA INDUSTRIES, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A trimmer attachment for use with a lawn mower having a mower deck with a mower deck profile being defined by exterior edges of the mower deck, the trimmer attachment comprising:
a deck mounting plate configured for attachment to the lawn mower;
one or more mounting tabs extending up from the deck mounting plate;
a curved pivoting arm rotatably coupled to the one or more mounting tabs;
an arm motor for rotating the pivoting arm;
a trimmer head coupled to the pivoting arm;
one or more limit switches operably associated with the pivoting arm for stopping the rotation of the pivoting arm once a certain degree of rotation has been reached;
one or more locking collars adjustably coupled to the pivoting arm, at least one of the one or more locking collars carrying a limit switch striker; and
one or more adjustment screws on each locking collar to adjust the location of the limit switch striker;
wherein rotation of the pivoting arm by the arm motor causes the trimmer head to rotate between a stowed position and an engaged position;
wherein when the trimmer head is in the stowed position, no portion of the trimmer head extends beyond the mower deck profile; and
wherein the engaged position includes a plurality of positions with the trimmer head extending beyond the mower deck profile, the trimmer head being set in one of the plurality of positions by a selected pivoting arm rotation amount triggered by the arm motor.