Patents by Inventor Oscar Cabrera

Oscar Cabrera 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).

  • Multi-mode trimmer head
    Patent number: 10517210
    Abstract: A multi-mode trimmer head for use with an outdoor handheld tool such as a string trimmer, brush cutter, or the like is provided. The trimmer head includes an upper housing, lower housing, bump head, spool, and a spring. The spool includes a first pair of apertures configured to receive a pair of flexible trimmer lines to provide a bump-feed operating mode for the trimmer head. The spool also includes a separate, second pair of apertures configured to receive a single fixed-line trimmer line to provide a fixed-line operating mode for the trimmer head. The trimmer head is switchable between the fixed-line operating mode and the bump-feed operating mode without the need to disassemble the trimmer head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: MTD PRODUCTS INC
    Inventors: Oscar Cabrera, Robert Johnson
  • MIULTI-MODE TRIMMER HEAD
    Publication number: 20170238461
    Abstract: A multi-mode trimmer head for use with an outdoor handheld tool such as a string trimmer, brush cutter, or the like is provided. The trimmer head includes an upper housing, lower housing, bump head, spool, and a spring. The spool includes a first pair of apertures configured to receive a pair of flexible trimmer lines to provide a bump-feed operating mode for the trimmer head. The spool also includes a separate, second pair of apertures configured to receive a single fixed-line trimmer line to provide a fixed-line operating mode for the trimmer head. The trimmer head is switchable between the fixed-line operating mode and the bump-feed operating mode without the need to disassemble the trimmer head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Oscar Cabrera, Robert Johnson