Limb trimmer apparatus

A limb trimmer apparatus, comprising:

• a saw blade secured to a housing assembly, said saw blade comprising wood cutting teeth on at least one side, said saw blade further comprising a distal end and a handle end, said housing assembly comprising a housing having first and second flat sides facing radially outwardly from an axial centerline of said housing assembly on generally opposite sides of said housing, said housing further comprising a housing post extending axially therefrom in general alignment with said axial centerline and a housing aperture extending entirely through said housing from said first flat side to said second flat side, said saw blade being secured to said housing assembly at said handle end by connection of said handle end to said housing, said handle end being abutted against one of said first flat side and said second flat side and retained by a clamp having a clamp aperture extending therethrough, a fastener being inserted through said clamp aperture, said blade aperture and said housing aperture each being aligned with one another when said saw blade is properly positioned within said housing assembly, said saw blade being rotatable about said fastener when said saw blade is properly positioned against said second flat side, such rotation permitting a user to selectively orient said saw blade between an extended position for use of said apparatus and a storage position during periods of non-use of said apparatus, said saw blade being properly positioned against said first flat side having only an extended position for use of said apparatus, said clamp comprising a U-shaped piece comprising a flat portion and spaced apart first and second sides extending in a common direction generally parallel from said flat portion, said flat portion comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surface and said first and second sides defining a recess, said recess configured to overlap and closely receive said saw blade and one of said first and second flat sides of said housing therein, said clamp aperture extending entirely through said flat portion from said outer surface to said inner surface, said clamp being positioned within said housing assembly to squeeze said handle end of said saw blade between said inner surface and one of said first and second flat sides, said fastener being externally threaded and said housing aperture being internally threaded for threadably receiving said fastener therein, said apparatus further comprising a handle shaft releasably connected to said housing post, said housing post being externally threaded and said handle shaft comprising an assembly end defining a cavity, said cavity comprising a threaded insert secured within a handle aperture bored axially into said assembly end of said handle shaft, said threaded insert configured to threadably receive said housing post therein.