Patent ID: 7934318
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. A debris deflector for a hedge trimmer including a cutting assembly having cutting blades, the cutting blades having a top surface and a bottom surface, the debris deflector comprising: a deflector body removably attachable to the hedge trimmer and positionable in a first position and in a second position, the deflector body defining an opening extending along a longitudinal axis of the deflector body, wherein, in the first position, the deflector body is operable to receive at least a portion of the cutting assembly within the opening such that the top surface and the bottom surface of the cutting blades are enclosed by and protectably surrounded by the deflector body, and, in the second position, the deflector body is connectable with the cutting assembly such that the cutting blades of the cutting assembly are exposed and the deflector body is operable to deflect debris from vegetation during a cutting operation going left to right and going right to left.