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US 6,757,980 B2Granted
Weed trimmer shield kit
OwnerAnthony J. Arsenaultinventor
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Abstract
A transparent plastic shield kit for hand-held weed trimmers of various designs is disclosed. The kit includes a substantially square, transparent, planar shield with a vertical U-shaped slot that divides its upper half in equal parts. Installed on a trimmer shaft by a clamp either with or without an extension arm between the clamp and the shield, the kit allows the trimmer operator to have a protected view of the trimmer cutting head in use, while giving the operator full-body protection from debris thrown by the cutting head.
Claims7
A transparent shield kit for attachment to weed trimmers comprising:
- a substantially square, planar, transparent plastic shield of a predetermined thickness, width, and height, and an upper edge and a geometric center;
- a vertical U-shaped slot of a predetermined length and width that divides said shield from the mid-point of its upper edge to a point near its said geometric center;
- means for pivotally connecting said shield to other members of the shield kit disposed abutting the end of said slot,
- a clamp;
- means for drawing said clamp tight around a weed trimmer shaft;
- means for pivotally connecting said clamp to other members of the shield kit, and
- a rigid, elongate, extension arm of predetermined length, and having a plurality of through holes used to pivotally connect said arm to said shield and said clamp;
- whereby the operator of a weed trimmer equipped with said shield kit will have full-body protection from debris thrown by the trimmer cutting head, and also have a protected view of said cutting head while in use.
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