Patent ID: 7603838

Claim:
An edging attachment for a rotary lawn mower having a housing with a side wall and a cutting blade, said edging attachment comprising: a) a flat bracket having a forward override angular edge; b) means on said flat bracket for mounting said flat bracket to the housing, so that said flat bracket will extend down in a vertical position against the side wall of the housing, whereby said forward override angular edge will cause said flat bracket to ride over obstructions on a lawn; c) means on said flat bracket for forcing grass on the lawn to move downwardly under the side wall of the housing towards the cutting blade, so that the cutting blade will cut the grass; d) means on said flat bracket for deflecting the rotary lawn mower away from fences; and e) a guide assembly adjustably connected vertically to said flat bracket, whereby said guide assembly can be pivotally retained in an upper inoperative position and a lower operative position, so that when said guide assembly is in the lower operative position it can travel between an edge of a concrete sidewalk and the lawn, in which the cutting blade of the rotary lawn mower will evenly cut the grass nearest to the edge of the concrete sidewalk, wherein said mounting means comprises a flange having at least one mounting hole, said flange integral with a top edge of said flat bracket and folded horizontally at a ninety degree bend, so that said flange can be attached with at least one screw extending through said at least one mounting hole and into top of the housing of the rotary lawn mower.