Apparatus for cutting, trimming and edging vegetation and the like

An apparatus for cutting vegetation and the like comprising:

• a rotatable cutting head including attachment means for attaching at least one flexible flail which extends outward in a plane essentially perpendicular to the axis during rotation;
• handle means providing hand grip means and supporting the rotatable cutting head spaced from the handle means to enable a user, while standing, to support the cutting head near the ground in selected attitudes including with its axis of rotation generally perpendicular to the ground;
• adjustment means whereby the attitude of the cutting head may be adjusted by releasable positioning means permitting adjustment of the cutting head relative to the handle means;
• a drive means supported by the handle means and providing a rotatable drive shaft connected to and driving the rotatable driving head, and;
• a shield generally circular in shape and rotatably supported on the drive shaft outboard from the cutting head, spaced from and parallel to the plane of rotation of the flail, so that the shield is independent of the rotation of the shaft.

An apparatus for cutting vegetation and the like comprising:

• a drive means having a stator portion and a rotatable drive shaft;
• handle means supporting the stator portion of the drive means arranged so that the drive shaft is located at one end of the handle means and providing a hand grip means at a position to enable a user while standing to support the drive shaft near the ground;
• attachment means on the shaft including means providing an associated hole and a hook, and;
• a continuous length of flexible monofilament material looped in a manner to double back upon itself forming a looped end and where said looped end is extended through said hole of said means and secured to said hook.