Patent ID: 6665943
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
An apparatus for trimming hedge, comprising:a substantially circular housing; a handle projecting from said housing; a substantially circular planar blade having a plurality of cutting elements thereon, said blade being mounted within said substantially circular housing and adapted to rotate; a motor mounted in said handle for rotating said circular blade; said substantially circular housing being provided with a plurality of digits between which hedge can be received wherein said cutting elements on said rotating circular blade can cut said hedge; including a first and a second set of said plurality of digits between which hedge can be received, said first set being on one side of said handle and said second set being on the opposite side of said handle; and wherein said substantially circular blade is mounted between an upper and a lower portion of said substantially circular housing using low-friction pads mounted to said blade, said pads riding against said upper and lower portions of said circular housing.