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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew Richardson, Gilesgate, GB;
Michael Wilson, Crook, GB;
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 2/900 ; A01D 3/4416 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 2/900 ; A01D 3/4416 ;
Abstract
A string trimmer having an elongate shaft, a cutting head rotatably mounted on one end of the elongate shaft, at least one cutting member which extends from the cutting head, and a barrier which is capable of being used by an operator to move vegetation away from a path swept out by the cutting member when it rotates. The barrier is in the shape of a truncated sphere, and forms a broad band. There is further provided a guard on the string trimmer mounted on the elongate shaft which surrounds part of the rear of the path swept out by the cutting member as it rotates, wherein the barrier is mounted on the guard.