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FIG. 1 is a right-hand side perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the vegetation cutter in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a front view of the vegetation cutter shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a right side view of the vegetation cutter shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a left side view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a right side perspective view of a second embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a top view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 8;
FIG. 11 is a rear view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 8;
FIG. 12 is a front view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 8;
FIG. 13 is a right view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 8; and
FIG. 14 is a left view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 8;
FIG. 15 is a right side perspective view of a third embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 16 is a right side perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 17 is a bottom view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 16;
FIG. 18 is a top view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 16;
FIG. 19 is a rear view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 16;
FIG. 20 is a front view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 16;
FIG. 21 is a right view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 16; and,
FIG. 22 is a left view of the vegetation cutter of FIG. 16.
The undisclosed views of the third embodiment are identical in appearance to the views disclosed in the second embodiment except the third embodiment has a slightly larger guard.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 14, 1995
Date of Patent: Aug 19, 1997
Assignee: Black & Decker Inc. (Newark, DE)
Inventors: Edward Meisner (Short Hills, NJ), Thomas Van Dyk (Prospect Park, NJ), 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: 0/40,283
International Classification: 0801;