Quick mount leveling, adjustable and retractable roller stabilizer for string trimmers
US5970694A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D2101/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lightweight, retractable tripod support having three wheels for attachment to virtually all hand-held trimmers, metal detectors and the like. The three-wheeled support being readily retractable to a folded position for transportation and storage and extendible to a deployed or working position. The support having a pair of clamping plates flanking the trimmer's shaft, a rear leg, two lateral side legs, a slider actuator mounted to the rear leg for longitudinal sliding movement during transition between the folded and deployed positions of the support and an articulating linkage joining the actuator to the clamping plates.
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