Patent ID: 6854524
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. A plant trimmer for trimming excess vegetation of an above-ground growing plant and for shaping vegetation which remains into a desired geometric configuration, said plant trimmer comprising: inner and outer coaxially sleeved cutter blade assemblies which are mounted for relative rotational and longitudinal movement relative to one another, said inner and outer cutter blade assemblies circumscribing an interior volume corresponding to the desired geometric configuration to shape vegetation with remains after trimming the excess vegetation of the above-ground growing plant, said inner and outer cutter blade assemblies receiving the above-ground growing plant to be trimmed such that the excess vegetation thereof extends outwardly of said interior volume, wherein said inner and outer cutter blade assemblies include circumferentially spaced-apart sets of elongate inner and outer cutter blades, respectively, and wherein one of said sets of inner and outer cutter blades is adapted to being partially embedded into the soil surrounding said above-ground growing plant so as to be in a fixed position while the other of said inner and outer cutter blades is adapted to remain above ground and thereby be freely rotatable with respect thereto; and wherein said inner and outer cutter blades cooperate in a scissors manner so as to sever the excess vegetation extending outwardly from said internal volume in response to said relative rotation between said fixed-position one of said inner and outer cutter blades and said freely rotatable other of said inner and outer cutter blades.