Title:
String Trimmer
United States Patent D379748
Inventors:
Reekie, George (North York, CA)
Prosper, Jacob (Brockville, CA)
Application Number:
D/030023
Publication Date:
06/10/1997
Filing Date:
10/20/1994
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc. (Newark, DE)
Primary Class:
D08/8
Field of Search:
D8/8, 56/12.7, 30/276
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US Patent References:
D354892Electric grass trimmerJanuary, 1995GriffinD8/8
D351768Electric grass trimmerOctober, 1994GriffinD8/8
D349220Electric grass trimmer and edgerAugust, 1994GriffinD8/8
D349221Electric grass trimmer and edgerAugust, 1994GriffinD8/8
D338676Power head for cordless line trimmerAugust, 1993Tuggle et al.D8/8
D336223Electric trimmerJune, 1993Miyamoto et al.D8/8
D333953Portable electric trimmerMarch, 1993Miyoshi et al.D8/8
D317852Electric trimmerJuly, 1991Fujiwara et al.D8/8
D315085Hand-held cordless grass/weed trimmerMarch, 1991Sepke et al.D8/8
D313538Hedge trimmerJanuary, 1991Fushiya et al.D8/8
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D303483Electric trimmerSeptember, 1989Takahashi et al.D8/8
4852258Apparatus for cutting vegetationAugust, 1989Foster
D301961Hedge trimmerJuly, 1989Narisue et al.D8/8
4825548Vibration-damping control handle for a portable power toolMay, 1989Driggers
D301009String trimmerMay, 1989Pilatowicz et al.D8/8
4707919Flexible line cutting apparatusNovember, 1987Tsuchiya
4651422Line guard for a line cutting type weed trimmerMarch, 1987Everts
D255764Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar articleJuly, 1980LombardD8/8
D253086Vegetation trimmerOctober, 1979Hinklin et al.D8/8
4168572Apparatus for cutting vegetationSeptember, 1979Ewing
D251699Weed cutting apparatusMay, 1979AverittD8/8
D251956Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar articleMay, 1979AverittD8/8
D251957Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar articleMay, 1979AverittD8/8
D251958Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar articleMay, 1979AverittD8/8
D251959Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar articleMay, 1979AverittD8/8
D251960Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar articleMay, 1979AverittD8/8
D251961Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar articleMay, 1979AverittD8/8
D250450Cordless vegetation trimmerDecember, 1978TiedemannD8/8
4124938Flexible string cutting deviceNovember, 1978Ballas, Sr.
4118865Assembly for removably attaching flexible cutting line element in grass trimmerOctober, 1978Jacyno et al.
D249771Electric grass trimmer housingOctober, 1978IrelanD8/8
D249630Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar articleSeptember, 1978BallasD8/8
4089114Cutting deviceMay, 1978Doolittle et al.
4054992Rotary cutting assemblyOctober, 1977Ballas et al.
4052789Rotary cutting assemblyOctober, 1977Ballas, Sr.
4047299Apparatus for trimming vegetationSeptember, 1977Bair
3831278GRASS TRIMMERAugust, 1974Voglesonger
Foreign References:
DE2801847July, 1978
Other References:
Japanese Catalog, Sep. 20, 1987, cover page, weed trimmer, located at right of page.
Weed Eater brochure, Mar. 1986, page 2, electric trimmer, model no. 1208 located at right of page.
Black & Decker.RTM., Lawn & Garden Product Catalog 1993-1994.
Primary Examiner:
Baynham, Holly H.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for a string trimmer, as shown.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a left side perspective view of a string trimmer in accordance with present invention;

FIG. 2 is a right rear perspective view of the string trimmer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the string trimmer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the string trimmer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the string trimmer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the string trimmer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the string trimmer of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the string trimmer of FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of outlet prongs and of trimmer cutting assembly is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.