Patent ID: 6952877
Filing Date: 2005-10-11
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A string trimmer head comprising: a core member driveably connectable to a drive line of a powered cutting tool for rotatable driving of said core member; a spool connected to said core member and rotatably driven by the core member; a housing surrounding the spool and adapted for rotation and non rotation relative to the spool, and a control structure controlling the rotation of the housing relative to the spool; an eyelet through the housing adapted to allow trimmer line to be wound onto the spool and extended from the spool through the eyelet; and said control structure including a first position preventing rotation of the housing relative to the spool for non-feeding of line through the eyelet and a second position tat allows the housing to rotate relative to the spool such that the housing is not being driven by the drive line for feeding line from the spool through the eyelet.