Lower housing of filament trimmer

- The Toro Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lower housing for a filament trimmer according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof, with the broken line showing of a fragmented handle tube and the filament trimmer head being for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof.

The undisclosed bottom plan view is unornamented and not visible during normal use.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D219005 October 1970 Gale et al.
D250450 December 5, 1978 Tiedemann
D253086 October 9, 1979 Hinklin et al.
D256090 July 29, 1980 Hinklin et al.
D307860 May 15, 1990 Ellis
4047299 September 13, 1977 Bair
4052789 October 11, 1977 Ballas
4183138 January 15, 1980 Mitchell et al.
4282653 August 11, 1981 Comer et al.
4790071 December 13, 1988 Helmig et al.
Other references
  • Black & Decker Instruction Manual for Bump Feed Yard Trimmers, Models 82314, 82316, dated 1989. Sears Operator's Manual, Electric Trimmer, dated Jan. 26, 1993. Ikra Trimmer Brochure, Models 2004, 6007, 7001, dated 1991. Ikra Trimmer Brochure, Model 7001, dated Aug. 1989. Weed Eater Electric Trimmer Brochure dated 1986.
Patent History
Patent number: D361701
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 11, 1994
Date of Patent: Aug 29, 1995
Assignee: The Toro Company (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventor: Anthony N. Pink (Shorewood, MN)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Holly H. Baynham
Attorney: James W. Miller
Application Number: 0/21,214
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/8