IP Library Granted Patent US 11,818,980
Granted Patent B2
US 11,818,980 · App. 15/788,879 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

Trimmer line with centering feature

Inventors: Eric Nolin (Anderson, SC); Robert L. Morrison (Shreveport, LA)
Assignee: TECHTRONIC OUTDOOR PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
A01D34/4168A01D34/4166A01D34/4163
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Patent No.
US 11,818,980
App. No.
15/788,879
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A trimmer line for use with a trimmer head having an outer diameter and defining an axis of rotation. The trimmer line may include an elongated body having a first end, an opposite second end, and a center between the first end and the second end. The trimmer line also may also include indicia formed on the elongated body and spaced from the center point a distance greater than or equal to about half the outer diameter.

Claims (11)

1. A trimmer line assembly comprising:

a trimmer head having an axis of rotation and an outer wall defining an outer diameter; and

a trimmer line including:

an elongated body having a first end, an opposite second end, and a center between the first end and the second end,

a first indicia formed on the elongated body and configured to align the center of the elongated body with the axis of rotation of the trimmer head,

a second indicia formed on the elongated body and configured to align the center of the elongated body with the axis of rotation of the trimmer head, and

wherein the first indicia and the second indicia are spaced equidistant from the center of the elongated body, wherein the first indicia is spaced a first distance from the second indicia, and wherein the first distance is equal to the outer diameter of the trimmer head.

2. The trimmer line of claim 1 , wherein the center is coincident to a center of gravity of the elongated body.

3. The trimmer line of claim 1 , wherein the center is equidistant from the first end and from the second end.

4. The trimmer line of claim 1 , wherein the indicia includes a marking printed on an outer surface of the trimmer line.

5. The trimmer line of claim 1 , wherein the indicia includes a notch formed into the elongated body.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2023
From: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
To: TECHTRONIC OUTDOOR PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 065155/0842 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF THE FIRST ASSIGNOR'S LAST NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 045564 FRAME 0096. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 7, 2018
From: NOLIN, ERIC; MORRISON, ROBERT L.
To: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047741/0405 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2018
From: NOLAN, ERIC; MORRISON, ROBERT L.
To: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 045564/0096 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62410762 · Oct 20, 2016
Related Publication 20180110182A1 · Apr 26, 2018