ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,597, issued on Sept. 9.
"Plant protector with slidingly adjustable and telescoping handle" was invented by Jeffrey Gamble (Chelsea, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The plant protector may comprise a plant shield and a handle. The plant protector may be placed adjacent to a plant in preparation for using a lawn maintenance tool. As a non-limiting example, the lawn maintenance tool may be a string trimmer. The plant shield may protect the plant from being damaged by the operation of the lawn maintenance tool. The handle may be adapted to be grasped by a user while placing the plant protector. The length of the handle may telescop...