ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,516, issued on June 9, was assigned to AERO-FLEX TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Rock Hill, S.C.).
"Flexible cutting blade for grass trimmers and rotary mowers" was invented by Vincent D. Morabit (Rock Hill, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting blade for a rotating trimmer includes a loading section at a proximal end securable to the rotating trimmer, a flexible hinge section extending from the loading section, and a transition section extending from the flexible hinge section. A cutting section extends from the transition section to a distal end. The transition section and the cutting section are tapered at a taper angle toward the dista...