Title:
Guard for vegetation cutter
United States Patent D382779
US Patent References:
Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar article
Ballas - September, 1978 - D249630

Weed cutting apparatus
Averitt - May, 1979 - D251699

Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar article
Averitt - May, 1979 - D251961

Rotary lawn edger, trimmer or similar article
Lombard - July, 1980 - D255764

Bush cutter
Tomita et al. - December, 1987 - D292980


Inventors:
Meisner, Edward (Short Hills, NJ)
Van Dyk, Thomas (Prospect Park, NJ)
Ballone, Michael (New Providence, NJ)
Smith, Roger Q. (Reisterstown, MD)
Application Number:
D/055829
Publication Date:
08/26/1997
Filing Date:
05/06/1996
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Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc. (Newark, DE)
Primary Class:
D08/8
Field of Search:
D8/8, 56/12.7, 30/276, 30/347
US Patent References:
D301009String trimmerMay, 1989Pilatowicz et al.
D307860Grass trimmerMay, 1990Ellis
D317852Electric trimmerJuly, 1991Fujiwara et al.D8/8
D320398TrimmerOctober, 1991ClivioD8/8
D335674Combined housing and handle assembly for a line trimmerMay, 1993HoshinoD15/18
D336223Electric trimmerJune, 1993Miyamoto et al.D8/8
D349220Electric grass trimmer and edgerAugust, 1994GriffinD8/8
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D351768Electric grass trimmerOctober, 1994GriffinD8/8
D354892Electric grass trimmerJanuary, 1995GriffinD8/8
D356014Electric grass trimmerMarch, 1995GriffinD8/8
D361701Lower housing of filament trimmerAugust, 1995PinkD8/8
4200978Shield for grass trimmerMay, 1980Irelan et al.
4285128Spool feed mechanism for line fed grass trimmerAugust, 1981Schnell et al.
4338719Filament type vegetation trimmerJuly, 1982Burkholder
4490910Cutting head for string trimmerJanuary, 1985Mattson et al.456/12.7
4501332Hand carried portable weeder convertible to a cultivator apparatusFebruary, 1985Straayer
4578863Flexible filament vegetation cutterApril, 1986Laverick
4631828Cutting means for rotary trimmerDecember, 1986Burnett30/347
4679385Attachment for lawn trimmerJuly, 1987Carmine
4733471Tool drive assembly and clampMarch, 1988Rahe
4823464Grass trimmerApril, 1989Gorski
4825548Vibration-damping control handle for a portable power toolMay, 1989Driggers
4987732Mowing apparatus having oppositely reciprocating cuttersJanuary, 1991Terai et al.
5027591Mowing apparatusJuly, 1991Nakamura et al.
5181369Battery powered line trimmerJanuary, 1993Everts
5265341Battery powered line trimmer arm restNovember, 1993Kikuchi
Foreign References:
EP0515909May, 1992Line trimmer.
Other References:
German publication M 91 03 881.2 May 1991, Weed Trimmer.
International Designs Bulletin-Dec. 1992 DM/024 776.
German publication M 92 05 166.9 Mar. 1993.
German publication M 94 07 032.6 Jan. 1995.
Primary Examiner:
Baynham, Holly
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yocum, Charles E.
Dearing, Dennis A.
Del Ponti, John D.
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for a guard for vegetation-cutter, as shown in thedrawings.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the guard for a vegetation-cutter in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the guard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the guard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the guard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the guard shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the guard shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the guard of FIG. 1.