Title:
Guard for vegetation-cutting tool
United States Patent D382780
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)
Kristiansen, Keith (Stratford, CT)
Ballone, Michael (New Providence, NJ)
Smith, Roger Q. (Reisterstown, MD)
Application Number:
D/055830
Publication Date:
08/26/1997
Filing Date:
05/06/1996
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Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc. (Newark, DE)
Primary Class:
Field of Search:
D8/8, 56/127, 30/276, 30/347
US Patent References:
D301009String trimmerMay, 1989Pilatowicz et al.D8/8
D307860Grass trimmerMay, 1990EllisD8/8
D317852Electric trimmerJuly, 1991Fujiwara et al.D8/8
D320398TrimmerOctober, 1991ClivioD8/8
D335674Combined housing and handle assembly for a line trimmerMay, 1993HoshinoD8/8
D336223Electric trimmerJune, 1993Miyamoto et al.D8/8
D349220Electric grass trimmer and edgerAugust, 1994GriffinD8/8
D349221Electric grass trimmer and edgerAugust, 1994GriffinD8/8
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D356014Electric grass trimmerMarch, 1995GriffinD8/8
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.56/127
4501332Hand carried portable weeder convertible to a cultivator apparatusFebruary, 1985Straayer
4578863Flexible filament vegetation cutterApril, 1986Laverick
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:
Hardware Age, p. 36b, guard for the line trimmer--item A at bottom of page Sep. 1985.
Weed Eater Brochure, p. 2, guard for line trimmer--item B at top of page Apr. 10, 1987.
Hardware Age, p. 61, guard for line trimmer--item A at right of page Mar. 1986.
German publication M 92 05 166.9, Mar., 1993, Weed Trimmer.
German publication M 94 07 032.6, Jan. 1995, Weed Trimmer.
German publication M 91 03 881, Jan. 1992, Weed Trimmer.
International Designs Bulletin--Dec. 1992 DM/024 776.
Primary Examiner:
Baynham, Holly
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yocum, Charles E.
Dearing, Dennis A.
Del Ponti, John D.
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for guard for vegetation-cutting tool, as shown inthe drawings.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a guard for vegetation-cutting tool 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 rear view of the guard of FIG. 1;

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

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

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