Claims
- 1. A protective cover assembly for an operator carried grass or vegetation trimming device having a motor mounted on an elongated carrying rod and a rotary blade mounted on the tip of said rod at an angle to said rod so as to be driven in a fixed cutting plane away from the operator, said protective cover assembly comprising a fan shaped body having an upper wall and a depending skirt along the peripheral curved edge of the upper wall, means extending at an angle from the upper wall for attaching said body to said carrying rod so that the upper wall overlies at least a portion of said blade in a plane parallel to the cutting plane, and said depending skirt encloses the edge of said blade facing the operator, said attachment means comprising a first bracket member fixed with respect to said carrying rod and a second bracket member fixed with respect to said body, said first and second bracket members being slidably interchangeable and having means fixing said brackets at selected interengaging positions for selectively changing the position of said body relative to the cutting plane while maintaining said upper wall parallel to the cutting plane and said depending skirt enclosing the edge of the blade to thereby accommodate blades of varying configuration.
- 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said means for fixing the brackets comprises a slot formed in at least one of said bracket members and bolt means extending through said slot securing said brackets together.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/152,824, filed Nov. 15, 1993 now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Foreign Referenced Citations (2)
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2572247 |
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61-148128 |
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Continuations (1)
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