FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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September 27, 1978 |
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Release # 78-078 |
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Consumers Urged To Inspect Edger/Trimmer Garden Tools
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 27) --Weed Eater, Inc., Houston, Texas, in cooperation
with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), today announced an inspection
and replacement program for the "406 Grass Getter", a nylon string edger/trimmer sold
exclusively by Montgomery Ward & Co. The electrical insulation on some of the garden
tools may have been damaged during shipping and could expose a user to an electric shock.
No injuries have been reported.
The units involved were sold by Wards between December 20,1977 and August 10,
1978. They were offered for sale through Wards' retail and catalog stores and sold for about
$59.00. The only units affected can be identified by the model number WWH 2052A. This
is the only model number affected. The model number appears both on the warning label
on the metal shaft and on a name plate on top of the motor housing. The logo "406 Grass
Getter" also appears on the name plate.
To inspect the unit, the consumer is urged to unplug the unit, separate the upper
and lower halves of the metal tubular shaft so as to expose the wiring, and check the visible
wiring for cuts in the insulation of the wires. (About four inches of wiring is exposed when
the unit is taken apart.)
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