| US 7,603,781 B1 | ||
| Foliage trimmer with adjustable curvature of the flexible cutting blade assembly | ||
| Anthony A. Szoke, Jr., 523 Cedar St., West Hempstead, N.Y. 11552 (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 29, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/541,420. | ||
| Application 11/541420 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/057640, filed on Feb. 14, 2005. | ||
| Int. Cl. B26B 19/06 (2006.01); B26B 19/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 30—199 [30/208; 30/221; 30/223; 30/277.4] | 4 Claims |
| 1. A foliage trimmer comprising:
a trimmer body made of two clamshells with a rear handle integrally formed onto the trimmer body;
a motor means;
a drive mechanism means;
a handle mechanism means pivotally mounted to said trimmer body;
a restraining mechanism means;
a flexible cutting blade assembly with an adjustable curvature further comprising a flexible mounting plate, a flexible upper
cutting blade, a flexible lower cutting blade, a flexible band having longitudinally extending openings, a flexible debris
cover means, a curvature maintainer mechanism means consisting of a plurality of rotating connectors and linear links, a plurality
of bolts including an outermost bolt situated farthest from said body, a plurality of spacers, and a plurality of nuts;
said flexible band is clamped to said handle mechanism means, projects through said trimmer body, and secured to said outermost
bolt;
said flexible mounting plate has a plurality of openings and is attached to said trimmer body;
said flexible upper cutting blade and said flexible lower cutting blade each have a plurality of longitudinally extending
openings and a plurality of cutting teeth with cutting edges thereon;
said flexible upper cutting blade and said flexible lower cutting blade are linearly counter reciprocated by said drive mechanism
means which is operatively connected to said motor means;
said drive mechanism comprises a rotatable camshaft and two sets of two opposing resilient flexible cams, wherein the two
sets of two opposing resilient flexible cams are positioned on a rotatable camshaft;
said flexible cutting blade assembly's curvature is adjustable by movement of said flexible band and said handle mechanism
means;
said flexible cutting blade assembly's curvature is secured by said restraining mechanism means;
said flexible cutting blade assembly is connected to said trimmer body by said curvature maintainer mechanism means;
said flexible cutting blade assembly is fastened together by said plurality of bolts, said plurality of spacers, and said
plurality of nuts; and
said flexible debris cover means also serves as a support for said flexible upper cutting blade.
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