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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jan B Yates, Reynoldsburg, OH (US);
Michael Krull, Hilliard, OH (US);
James Lind, Columbus, OH (US);
Gregory A Trees, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
McCulloch Corporation, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
30276 ; 302961 ; 172 13 ;
Abstract
A string trimmer includes a wire guard assembly which retains a wire guard and debris shield on a motor housing. The wire guard is retained in a pair of grooves in the motor housing to capture the debris shield between the wire guard and an upper portion of the motor housing. The wire guard is locked in place by locking members on the bottom of the shield, thereby substantially permanently connecting the shield to the motor housing without the necessity of additional parts.