Patent ID: 6141879
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A cord-type grass-cutting head including:a container;at least one reel of cutting cord housed in said container with ends of said cutting cord projecting out from holes in said container;a cover arranged on said container;at least one aperture with an edge portion in said cover;operating means for controlled unwinding of said cord from said reel, said operating means including a sliding actuating member which projects out from said container through said at least one aperture so that a slit is formed between said edge portion of said at least one aperture and said sliding actuating member;a flexible membrane having at least a first rim connected to said cover along said edge portion and a second rim connected to said sliding actuating member to seal said slit and block penetration of waste matter into said slit so that said aperture is completely sealed, said flexible membrane being connected to said cover and said sliding actuating member for flexural deformation of said flexible membrane during sliding of said sliding actuating member.