Patent ID: 9661804
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A01D

Claim:
1. A vegetation trimmer for cutting vegetation comprising: a wand, a motor mounted on the wand, a cutting head mounted on the wand operatively connected to the motor for rotation relative to the wand, and a plurality of cutting tools connected to the cutting head for rotation with the cutting head, each cutting tool having a blade having a body, said body having first and second ends, a head joined to the first end of the body, said second end of the body being spaced from the head and at least one side cutting edge on the body extending between the head and the second end of the body of the blade, a flexible filament connected to the body whereby on rotation of the cutting head and the cutting tools cut vegetation in the path of rotation of the cutting tools, the body including a first hole and a second hole laterally spaced from the first hole, said first and second holes extending through the body adjacent the head and a third hole and a fourth hole laterally spaced from the third hole, said third and fourth holes extending through the body adjacent the second end of the body, the first and second holes being spaced from the third and fourth holes and the flexible filament having first portions extending through the first and second holes, a loop portion joining the first portions, a second portion joined to one of the first portions and extending from the first hole to and through the fourth hole, a third portion joined to the other of the first portions and extending from the second hole to and through the third hole, said second and third portions being crossed between the first and second holes and the third and fourth holes, a fourth portion joined to the second portion and extending from the fourth hole away from the second end of the body and a fifth portion joined to the third portion and extending away from the second end of the body.