Patent ID: 9603301
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A01D

Claim:
1. A weed trimmer apparatus comprising a rotary head defining at least one side wall, the side wall forming an aperture therethrough, and at least one retention device, said retention device comprising a line retention member for retaining a trimmer line, the line retention member being operatively connected to the head and disposed to extend transversely into the aperture, wherein the line retention member comprises a pendulum, wherein the pendulum extends through a loop of the trimmer line during operation of the weed trimmer apparatus, and wherein the trimmer line is connected to the line retention member, wherein the loop of the trimmer line is open, such that the trimmer line has two ends distal to the head and has an approximate middle portion proximal to the head wherein the proximal middle portion of each trimmer line forms the loop through which the line retention member extends.