Patent ID: 6711822
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A grooming trimmer, comprising:a housing having a generally L-shaped configuration and comprising upper and lower ends, and upper and lower portions; said upper end of said housing having a rotatable shaft extending therethrough; said rotatable shaft having an outer end outwardly extending from said upper end of said housing; a plurality of rotary cutting blades outwardly radiating from said rotatable shaft adjacent said outer end of said rotatable shaft; a motor for rotating said rotatably shaft being disposed said housing; a protective cover substantially covering said cutting blades, said protective cover having an outer face and a perimeter wall extending around said outer face of said protective cover; said protective cover having a plurality of spaced apart radial slots therethrough, each of said radial slots comprising a pair of elongate portions, a first of said elongate portions of each slot being located on said outer face of said protective cover, a second of said elongate portions of each radial slot being located on said perimeter side wall of said protective cover; said lower portion of said housing has upper and lower regions, said lower region of said lower portion having an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of said upper region of said lower portion; and said upper region of said lower portion has a longitudinal axis offset from a longitudinal axis of said lower region of said lower portion such that a generally crescent-shaped shoulder is formed between said upper and lower regions of said lower portion.