Patent ID: 7100287
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A lawn trimmer component for attachment to a hand held prime mover which includes a motor with which an elongate drive shaft is connected to be rotationally driven by said motor, said elongate drive shaft captured substantially within a protective sleeve rigidly connected to said motor, said elongate drive shaft presented at an end of said protective sleeve away from said motor for coupling to said lawn trimmer component, said lawn trimmer component comprising: (a) a rotary shaft to derive rotational power via said elongate drive shaft from said motor for rotating said rotary shaft about an axis of rotation (b) a cutting means engaged to and radially disposed from said rotary shaft to rotate about said axis of rotation, (c) a hood defining a cutting chamber extensive over said cutting means yet exposing said cutting means to an opening of said hood which, in use, is to be positioned juxtaposed the ground over which said lawn trimmer component is, by control of said prime mover, moved by a user, wherein said hood is mounted stationary to said rotary shaft except for the relative rotation of said rotary shaft with said hood about said axis of rotation, (d) a flexible coupling device engaged to said hood and engagable with said end of said protective sleeve, said flexible coupling device to mount said hood from said protective sleeve in a manner to allow the hood to swivel relative to said protective sleeve.