Patents by Inventor Jack W. Hindman, Jr.

Jack W. Hindman, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4185380
    Abstract: Rotary Vegetation Cutter is comprised of a housing, which is arranged for rotation about a central axis, having a plurality of cylindrical reel receiving cavities located in it with a line supply aperture passing between each cavity and the periphery of the housing. A supply reel is rotatably located in each cavity and a flexible non-metallic line has an inner portion which is wound around the reel and an outer portion which passes through the associated aperture and extends outwardly of the periphery of the housing. Wedge-shaped teeth located on one face of the reel are urged into engagement with like configured notches located in the cavity by a spring element, which is integral with the other face of the reel, to prevent rotation of the reel due to the centrifugal force on the line when the housing is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1980
    Inventor: Jack W. Hindman, Jr.