Patent ID: 6094896
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A lawn mowing and trimming system comprising:a lawn mower having a deck with a top surface and a front wall, said lawn mower having a rearwards extending handle mounted on the top surface of said deck, anda trimmer assembly mounted on the deck of said lawn mower, said trimmer assembly comprising:a housing;a motor being provided in said housing, said motor having a rotating shaft outwardly extending from said housing;a trimming head being coupled to said rotating shaft of said motor, said trimming head comprising a spool having a trimming filament outwardly extending from said spool and lying in a cutting plane;a mounting assembly mounted to the top surface of said lawn mower, said mounting assembly having a base, a pair of arms, and a guide member;said base being mounted on the top surface of said lawn mower;each of said arms having first and second ends and a pair of pivotally coupled portions, said first end of each of said arms being pivotally coupled to said base, said second ends of said arms being pivotally coupled to said housing such that said housing is positioned adjacent the front of the lawn mower;said housing being pivotable between a lowered position and a raised position, wherein said trimming head is positioned adjacent the ground surface with said cutting plane oriented parallel to said ground surface when said housing is in said lowered position, wherein said trimming head is pivoted away from said lawn mower and upwardly from the ground surface for increasing a distance between said trimming head and the ground surface when said housing is pivoted towards said raised position, said housing having a lower end adjacent said trimming head, said lower end of said housing abutting against the front wall of said lawn mower when said housing is in said lowered position;a spring being coupled said base and to one of said portions of one of said arms, said spring biasing said housing towards said lowered position;an elongate flexible line having a pair of opposite ends, one of said ends of said flexible line being coupled to one of said portions of one of said arms;said guide member having a bore therethrough, said flexible line being extended through said bore of said guide member, another of said ends of said flexible line being attached to the handle of the lawn mower;a switch being electrically connect to said motor, said switch being mounted to the handle of the lawn mower; anda power source being electrically connected to said motor, wherein said power source comprises a battery.