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Hand-held edger

US5383330A · kind A · utility

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19References
2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 3, 1994
Grant dateJan 24, 1995
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01G3/062
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hand-held edger is disclosed which is so constructed that the lower portions of the gear box and the safety cover member are prevented from directly scraping against the ground during trimming operation to enable abrasion thereof to be avoided, and that tendency to be caught by lawn grasses and liability to wobble are extremely reduced to enable improved operational properties to be attained. The hand-held edger comprises a supporting rod 14 one end of which is connected to a prime mover, a gear box 20 connected to the other end of said supporting rod 14, a rotary blade 22 which is driven by power transmitted from said prime mover via said gear box 20, a safety cover member 12 which covers said rotary blade 22, and a traveling wheel 17 journal-supported by a rear portion 12b behind said gear box 20, wherein a ring-shaped traveling auxiliary wheel 30 is rotatably mounted over the circumference of said gear box 20.

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