Lawn trimming and edging apparatus having motor housing rotatable on extendable handle
US5594990A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25G1/04
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A powered lawn and garden tool for trimming and edging lawns is specially adapted for shipping and storing in collapsed state for reduced package sizes includes a single length of tube that is received within an extended neck portion of a motor housing. During final assembly, the tube is extended and locked into position in a single motion. The housing is further adapted to be rotated one hundred eighty degrees on the tube when it is extended and includes a button-operated mechanism for releasing the tube for rotation and locking it in either of two positions, one hundred eighty degrees apart.
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