Power lopper attachment

A lopper head attachment comprising:

• a primary gear rotatable about a primary axis;
• a secondary gear enmeshed with the primary gear and rotatable about a secondary axis, the secondary gear defining a lag groove radially offset from the secondary axis;
• a ratchet gear rotatable about the secondary axis separately from the secondary gear;
• an engagement flag rotatably mounted to the secondary gear to move between an unengaged position apart from the ratchet gear and an engaged position disposed on and in mechanical communication with the ratchet gear;
• a dampened lag bolt received within the lag groove to move relative to the secondary gear between a permissive position permitting the engagement flag to the unengaged position and a restrictive position holding the engagement flag in the engaged position;
• a cutting blade in mechanical communication with the ratchet gear to be pivoted thereby, in the engaged position of the engagement flag, to a closed position from an open position;
• and
• a flag spring in biased engagement with the engagement flag to bias the engagement flag toward the unengaged position.

A lopper head attachment comprising:

• a primary gear rotatable about a primary axis;
• a secondary gear enmeshed with the primary gear and rotatable about a secondary axis, the secondary gear defining a lag groove radially offset from the secondary axis;
• a ratchet gear rotatable about the secondary axis separately from the secondary gear;
• an engagement flag rotatably mounted to the secondary gear to move between an unengaged position apart from the ratchet gear and an engaged position disposed on and in mechanical communication with the ratchet gear;
• a dampened lag bolt received within the lag groove to move relative to the secondary gear between a permissive position permitting the engagement flag to the unengaged position and a restrictive position holding the engagement flag in the engaged position;
• a cutting blade in mechanical communication with the ratchet gear to be pivoted thereby, in the engaged position of the engagement flag, to a closed position from an open position;
• and
• a dampened cylinder rotatable about the secondary axis,
• wherein the dampened lag bolt is fixed to the dampened cylinder and extends axially therefrom at a position radially offset from the secondary axis such that the dampened lag bolt is pivoted about the secondary axis between the permissive position and the restrictive position.