Title:
String Trimmer
United States Patent D379748
US Patent References:
Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar article
Ballas - September, 1978 - D249630

Electric grass trimmer housing
Irelan - October, 1978 - D249771

Cordless vegetation trimmer
Tiedemann - December, 1978 - D250450

Weed cutting apparatus
Averitt - May, 1979 - D251699

Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar article
Averitt - May, 1979 - D251956


Inventors:
Reekie, George (North York, CA)
Prosper, Jacob (Brockville, CA)
Application Number:
D/030023
Publication Date:
06/10/1997
Filing Date:
10/20/1994
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Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc. (Newark, DE)
Primary Class:
D08/8
Field of Search:
D8/8, 56/12.7, 30/276
US Patent References:
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
D253086Vegetation trimmerOctober, 1979Hinklin et al.D8/8
D255764Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar articleJuly, 1980LombardD8/8
D301009String trimmerMay, 1989Pilatowicz et al.D8/8
D301961Hedge trimmerJuly, 1989Narisue et al.D8/8
D303483Electric trimmerSeptember, 1989Takahashi et al.D8/8
D305198Handle for an electric string trimmer or the likeDecember, 1989White et al.D8/8
D313538Hedge trimmerJanuary, 1991Fushiya et al.D8/8
D315085Hand-held cordless grass/weed trimmerMarch, 1991Sepke et al.D8/8
D317852Electric trimmerJuly, 1991Fujiwara et al.D8/8
D333953Portable electric trimmerMarch, 1993Miyoshi et al.D8/8
D336223Electric trimmerJune, 1993Miyamoto et al.D8/8
D338676Power head for cordless line trimmerAugust, 1993Tuggle et al.D8/8
D349220Electric grass trimmer and edgerAugust, 1994GriffinD8/8
D349221Electric grass trimmer and edgerAugust, 1994GriffinD8/8
D351768Electric grass trimmerOctober, 1994GriffinD8/8
D354892Electric grass trimmerJanuary, 1995GriffinD8/8
3831278GRASS TRIMMERAugust, 1974Voglesonger
4047299Apparatus for trimming vegetationSeptember, 1977Bair
4052789Rotary cutting assemblyOctober, 1977Ballas, Sr.
4054992Rotary cutting assemblyOctober, 1977Ballas et al.
4089114Cutting deviceMay, 1978Doolittle et al.
4118865Assembly for removably attaching flexible cutting line element in grass trimmerOctober, 1978Jacyno et al.
4124938Flexible string cutting deviceNovember, 1978Ballas, Sr.
4168572Apparatus for cutting vegetationSeptember, 1979Ewing
4651422Line guard for a line cutting type weed trimmerMarch, 1987Everts
4707919Flexible line cutting apparatusNovember, 1987Tsuchiya
4825548Vibration-damping control handle for a portable power toolMay, 1989Driggers
4852258Apparatus for cutting vegetationAugust, 1989Foster
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.