Electric grass trimmer and edger

- McCulloch Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electric grass trimmer and edger showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged left side elevational view of the bottom portion, shown broken away for ease of illustration;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged right side elevational view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged front side elevational view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged rear side elevational view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged top plan view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged bottom plan view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a cross section view taken along the line of arrows 9--9 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 10 is a cross section view taken along the line of arrow 10--10 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged right side elevational view of the grip port, shown broken away for ease of illustration;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged top plan view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged bottom plan view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged rear elevational view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is an enlarged front elevational view of the secondary handle, shown broken away for ease of illustration;

FIG. 16 is an enlarged right side elevational view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is an enlarged rear elevational view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is an enlarged top plan view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is an enlarged bottom plan view of FIG. 16;

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of FIG. 1, shown with the trimmer head rotated in a 90 degree angle; and,

FIG. 21 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 20.

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D251961 May 29, 1979 Averitt
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Other references
  • Washington Post, Sears Pull-Out Feb. 17, 1991 "Craftsman Weedwacker".
Patent History
Patent number: D349221
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 1992
Date of Patent: Aug 2, 1994
Assignee: McCulloch Corporation (Tucson, AZ)
Inventor: John Griffin (Phoenix, AZ)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Sandra Morris
Law Firm: Marshall, O'Toole, Gerstein, Murray & Borun
Application Number: 7/874,570
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/8