Patent ID: 6675565
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A weed trimmer attachment device for a weed cutting machine, comprising:a rigid guard member of unitary construction, said guard member being configured with a rear base region, an inclined front region, and a groove formed in said inclined front region; an axle secured to the rear base region of said guard member, and a pair of wheels rotatably mounted on said axle at opposite ends of the base region to provide a wheeled guard structure; a bracket attached to the front region of said guard member for slidably attaching said weed trimmer attachment device along a shaft of the weed cutting machine, said bracket further including means for adjustably affixing said bracket along the shaft of the weed cutting machine, for height adjustment of the weed cutting machine; a plurality of removable straps for releasably attaching said bracket to the groove formed in said front region; and a bump wheel configured for stable attachment to a motorized head of the weed cutting machine; whereby, said bump wheel and said wheeled guard structure when attached to the weed cutting machine provides a wheeled tripod arrangement for improved stability of the cutting machine on a ground surface, and said guard member prevents weed trimmings from coming into contact with a user of the weed cutting machine.