Patent ID: 8544247
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A string trimmer, comprising: a primary support; two or more wheels attached to said primary support; an engine attached to said primary support; a trimmer portion, said trimmer portion comprising a rotatable trimmer head and cutting line attached to said rotatable trimmer head, wherein said rotatable trimmer head defines a cutting plane, wherein said trimmer portion is capable of rotating between a trimming position and an edging position; a drive shaft in communication with said engine and said rotatable trimmer head, said drive shaft being capable of transferring rotational motion from said engine to said rotatable trimmer head; a drive-shaft housing connecting said trimmer portion to said primary support, said drive-shaft housing substantially enclosing said drive shaft; a rotatable handle bar in communication with said trimmer portion, said rotatable handle bar comprising a first handle-bar portion and a second handle-bar portion, wherein said first handle-bar portion is in a user position when said trimmer portion is in a trimmer position such that a cutting plane of said trimmer portion is substantially parallel to the ground, wherein said second handle-bar portion is in a user position when said trimmer portion is in an edging position such that the cutting plane of said trimmer portion is substantially perpendicular to the ground, and wherein said second handle bar is positioned on the opposite side of the string trimmer as said trimmer portion when said trimmer portion is in an edging position; a handle-bar support connecting said rotatable handle bar to said primary support; a handle-bar pulley attached to said rotatable handle bar; a drive-shaft-housing pulley attached to said drive-shaft housing; and a pulley cable attached to said handle-bar pulley and to said drive-shaft-housing pulley; wherein said first handle-bar portion is substantially parallel to the ground and said second handle-bar portion is substantially perpendicular to the ground in the trimmer position; wherein said first handle-bar portion is substantially perpendicular to the ground and said second handle-bar portion is substantially parallel to the ground in the edging position; and wherein said handle-bar pulley, said drive-shaft-housing pulley, and said pulley cable are in mechanical communication to affect movement of said trimmer portion between the trimming and edging position.