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FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the vegetation-cutting tool in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a front view of the vegetation-cutting tool shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a right side view of the vegetation-cutting tool shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a left side view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the right side of the vegetation-cutting tool in accordance with an alternative preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a top view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 8;
FIG. 11 is a rear view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 8;
FIG. 12 is a front view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 8;
FIG. 13 is a right view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 8; and
FIG. 14 is a left view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 8;
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the right side of the vegetation-cutting tool in accordance with an alternative preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 15;
FIG. 17 is a top view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 15;
FIG. 18 is a rear view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 15;
FIG. 19 is a front view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 15;
FIG. 20 is a right view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 15; and,
FIG. 21 is a left view of the vegetation-cutting tool of FIG. 15.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 14, 1995
Date of Patent: Jun 24, 1997
Assignee: Black & Decker Inc. (Newark, DE)
Inventors: Edward Meisner (Short Hills, NJ), Keith Kristiansen (Stratford, CT), Michael Ballone (New Providence, NJ), Roger Q. Smith (Reisterstown, MD)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Attorneys: Charles E. Yocum, Dennis A. Dearing, John D. Del Ponti
Application Number: 0/40,282
International Classification: 0801;