Guard for vegetation-cutting tool

Description

FIG. 1 is a right side perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a guard for vegetation-cutting tool in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the guard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the guard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the guard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the guard shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the guard shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the guard of FIG. 1.

Claims

The ornamental design for guard for vegetation-cutting tool, as shown in the drawings.

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Inventors:	Meisner; Edward (Short Hills, NJ), Kristiansen; Keith (Stratford, CT), Ballone; Michael (New Providence, NJ), Smith; Roger Q. (Reisterstown, MD)
Assignee:	Black & Decker Inc. (Newark, DE)
Appl. No.:	D/055,830
Filed:	May 6, 1996

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	40280	Jun 14, 1995

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Current U.S. Class:	D8/8
Current International Class:	0801
Field of Search:	;D8/8 ;56/127 ;30/276,347

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Primary Examiner: Baynham; Holly
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Yocum; Charles E. Dearing; Dennis A. Del Ponti; John D.