Patent ID: 8307554
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. A clippings catcher in combination with a trimmer, wherein the catcher is attached to the trimmer, and the trimmer has a guard and motor driven reciprocating cutting blades for catching vegetation clippings regardless of the direction in which the trimmer is moved when cutting vegetation, the catcher comprising: an upper support rod and a lower support rod connected to the guard of the trimmer and substantially aligned with one another so as to overlie the cutting blades and extend away from the guard, the support rods being spaced apart a first distance, and a section of flexible fabric having opposite length edges connected to the support rods, the fabric having a width corresponding to a second distance, wherein the first distance ranges in an amount of from about 40 percent to about 60 percent of the second distance to yield a desired billowing of the fabric which enables an effective structure for catching vegetation clippings regardless of the direction in which the trimmer is moved while avoiding interference between the fabric and the blades of the trimmer.