Patent ID: 7520060

Claim:
A reel protector for a trimming device, a motor driven cutting tool for trimming and cutting different types of vegetation, whereby the tool is rotatable about a shaft, comprising: a reel shell-protector adaptable to the cutting tool, the shell-protector having a first shell that is rigidly connected to the trimming device and a second shell that can be axially displaced relative to the first shell in the direction of the shaft, parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting tool; a spring arranged between the first shell and the second shell; interlocking means provided for locking the second shell in different positions relative to the plane of the cutting tool; wherein the spring comprises an annular coil spring such that the force exerted upon the second shell is uniformly distributed over the circumference thereof; and wherein the interlocking means comprises recesses that are arranged on the wall of the first shell and which cooperate with projections that protrude inward from the second shell and are integrally formed onto the inner wall of the second shell such that they protrude radially inward; and wherein the second shell is provided with a stopping surface in the form of an annular peripheral shoulder, on which the spring is supported and the first shell is provided with a continuous peripheral shoulder, on which the spring is supported.