Patent ID: 7913401

Claim:
A cutting head for a rotary trimmer, the cutting head being selectively rotationally driven through a drive shaft, the cutting head comprising: a generally cylindrical body having first and second pairs of diametrically opposed apertures disposed on a periphery of the body; at least one clamping member disposed in the body adjacent to each aperture of the first diametrically opposed pair configured for releasably retaining at least one cutting string; and at least one blade having an open u-shaped clamping portion being open to a lateral side of the blade for snap connecting to a trimmer head; and at least one holding member having a post disposed in the body adjacent to each aperture of the second diametrically opposed pair and a sleeve disposed on the post, the sleeve being between the blade and post and configured for releasably retaining at least one blade to facilitate rotation of the at least one blade.