US Patent 10517210 Multi-mode trimmer head

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.