Patent ID: 6457242
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A trimmer head for string trimmer machines utilizing fixed length segments of line including in combination:a generally cylindrically shaped hollow main housing having a central axis and configured at a first end for attachment to the drive shaft of a string trimmer machine and open at a second end thereof; first and second line entry holes through the main housing member and spaced apart a first predetermined distance in a plane intersecting the central axis of the main housing; first and second line exit openings through the main housing and spaced apart a second predetermined distance in a plane intersecting the central axis of the main housing, with the second predetermined distance being greater than the first predetermined distance; and an insert member located in the hollow main housing with a first guide channel between the first entry hole and the first exit opening and a second guide channel between the second entry hole and the second exit opening.