Quick-release component connector for lawn tool
US6006434A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/599
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lawn tool is provided having a drive assembly, a plurality of driven assemblies, and a connector that permits removal of a given driven assemblies from the drive assembly. The drive assembly includes a motor, a first tube, and a first shaft coupled to the motor and positioned to lie in the first tube. Each driven assembly includes an implement, a second tube, and a second drive shaft coupled to the implement and positioned to lie in the second tube. The connector includes a housing coupled to the first and second tubes and a trigger coupled to the housing for movement between a locking position coupling the first and second tubes together and a releasing position permitting removal of the second tube away from the first tube so that the driven assembly may be removed from the drive assembly.
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