Patent ID: 7134208
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: A01D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vegetation trimmer comprising: a head having a motor for moving a tool; a handle having a switch for operating the motor; and an intermediate portion interconnecting the head to the handle, the intermediate portion having a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, each of the first, second and third portions being arranged about a respective axis, the first portion being coupled to a primary handle at a first end and to the second portion at a second end, the second portion being coupled to the third portion at an end of the second portion opposite its connection to the first portion, an opposite end of the third portion being coupled to the head, wherein the axis of the second portion intersects the axes of the first and third portions, wherein the first portion is longer than the second portion, wherein the third portion extends between the head and the handle along a first slope and the second portion extends between the head and the handle along a second slope that is greater than the first slope when the vegetation trimmer is positioned in an operating orientation, and wherein an auxiliary handle is coupled to the first portion of the intermediate portion; and wherein the placement of the vegetation trimmer in the operating orientation places the tool such that it is rotated about a generally vertical axis and wherein the second portion is disposed generally vertically when the vegetation trimmer is placed in the operating orientation.