Vegetation clipping catcher

Claim 2

A vegetation clipping catcher comprising: a support rail, said support rail having a work track and a storage neck formed integral with and substantially perpendicular to said work track; a plurality of ribs each slideably connected to said support rail by a slideable ring, said plurality of ribs being adapted to be positioned in a stored attitude on said storage neck substantially parallel to said work track; and an apron connected to said plurality of ribs, said apron having a slot and a flap positioned adjacent said slot, said apron slot being adapted to receive a stem of a shrub to be trimmed, said apron also being adapted to cover a ground cover surrounding said shrub to receive a plurality of clippings of said shrub, said ribs extending from one edge of the apron adjacent to the support rail to the opposite edge of the apron for supporting said apron, and a plurality of loops each holding said apron to each said ring in proximity with said support rail.

Claim 3

A vegetation clipping catcher as defined in claim 1 in which each rib of said plurality of ribs is of substantially the same length as other ribs of said plurality of ribs.

Claim 4

A vegetation clipping catcher as defined in claim 1 in which said apron is a flexible apron.

Claim 5

A vegetation clipping catcher comprising: a support rail, said support rail having a long work track and a short storage neck, said short storage neck being formed integral with and perpendicular to said long work track; a first stop connected to said long work track, a second stop connected to said short storage neck; a plurality of rings slideably mounted on said support rail, each slideable ring of said plurality of slideable rings having an aperture and a notch formed contiguous with said aperture, said plurality of slideable rings being limited in travel along said support rail by said first and second stops; a rib connected to each of said slideable rings, each rib being identical to said other ribs; and a flexible apron receiving said ribs in a plurality of parallel sleeves, said flexible apron having a string loop passing through each of said notches of said slideable rings, each string loop being supportively connected to a respective sleeve of said plurality of sleeves, said flexible apron having an aperture and a slot formed therein, said aperture and said slot being adapted to receive a stem of a shrub to be trimmed; and a flap formed integral with said flexible apron, said flap having a plurality of fasteners connected thereto, said fasteners being adapted to hold said flap closed over said slot.

Claim 6

A vegetation clipping catcher comprising: a support rail, said support rail having a long work track and a short storage neck, said short storage neck being formed integral with and perpendicular to said long work track; a first stop connected to said long work track, a second stop connected to said short storage neck; a plurality of rings slideably mounted on said support rail, each slideable ring of said plurality of slideable rings having an aperture and a notch formed contiguous with said aperture, said plurality of slideable rings being limited in travel along said support rail by said first and second stops; a rib connected to each of said slideable rings, each rib being identical to said other ribs; and a flexible apron receiving said ribs in a plurality of parallel sleeves, said flexible apron having a string loop passing through each of said notches of said slideable rings, each string loop being supportively connected to a respective sleeve of said plurality of sleeves, said flexible apron having an aperture and a slot formed therein, said aperture and said slot being adapted to receive a stem of a shrub to be trimmed; and a flap formed integral with said flexible apron, said flap having a plurality of fasteners connected thereto, said fasteners being adapted to hold said flap closed over said slot.