Hand-held vegetation trimmer

- Black & Decker, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front and top perspective view of a hand-held vegetation trimmer;

FIG. 2 is a rear and top perspective view;

FIG. 3 is a left side view;

FIG. 4 is a right side view;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view;

FIG. 6 is a front view;

FIG. 7 is a top view; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear view.

The broken line showing of a cutting blade and an operating button is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D219950 February 1971 Edgell
D225605 December 1972 Doyel
D229534 December 1973 Lauderback
D239496 April 1976 Raffler et al.
D307377 April 24, 1990 Sakamoto et al.
D347774 June 14, 1994 Griffin et al.
D353750 December 27, 1994 Abe
3768163 October 1973 Weber
3774302 November 1973 Ketchpel, Jr. et al.
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4573234 March 4, 1986 Kochte et al.
4967443 November 6, 1990 Krasnai et al.
5025529 June 25, 1991 Hult et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
971235 August 1975 GBX
975453 December 1976 GBX
2003735 June 1990 GBX
2028260 April 1993 GBX
Other references
  • Black and Decker catalog, p. 10, grass shear located at top of page, 1990-1991.
Patent History
Patent number: D391128
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 11, 1995
Date of Patent: Feb 24, 1998
Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc. (Newark, DE)
Inventor: Robert I. Somers (Reisterstown, MD)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Law Firm: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Application Number: 0/41,289
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/8
International Classification: 0801;