Patent ID: 7963041
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A guard for a filament-type trimmer for protecting structures not to be trimmed while trimming vegetation that is to be at least partially trimmed, said filament-type trimmer having a head assembly substantially at a first end of an extension member and a handle assembly substantially at a second end of said extension member, said head assembly including at least one rotatable non-rigid filament that rotates in a plane, said guard comprising: (a) a main guard body comprising: (b) a continuous and un-apertured shield, said shield comprising a continuous and un-apertured shield top portion and a continuous and un-broken shield annular side portion, said shield attachable to said main guard body so that said shield top portion spans the space between two adjacent supports and a portion of said base; (c) an attachment mechanism directly attached to said base, said attachment mechanism for attaching said main guard body to the filament-type trimmer extension member; and (d) said shield annular side portion and said peripheral exterior ring of said main guard body peripherally surrounding the at least one rotatable non-rigid filament when the at least one rotatable non-rigid filament is rotating.