Bobby Earl Fowler

US Patent:

59962348, Dec 7, 1999

Filed:

Jul 10, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/113242

Inventors:

Bobby Lee Fowler - Wilmington NC
Nicholas T. Fokakis - Wilmington NC
Lloyd B. Young - Castle Hayne NC

Assignee:

Plant Guard, Inc. - Wilmington NC

International Classification:

A01G 306

US Classification:

30276

Abstract:

An improved string trimmer guard for attachment to string trimmers having an elongated shaft with a lower section and a rotary cutting head mounted at the lower end of the shaft to carry a string along a circular pathway, the guard adapted to be mounted on the shaft adjacent the cutting head, and including a barrier at the front of the trimmer, a pair of parallel support arms extending rearwardly from the barrier on opposite sides of the shaft, a first clamp attached along the support arms, and a shaft clamp attached to the shaft, the first clamp and shaft clamp being attached to each other.