Patent ID: 8272197

Claim:
A lawnmower comprising: a. a housing; b. a pair of wheels mounted on an axle, wherein the axle is mounted to the housing; c. a handle mount formed on the housing; d. a handle connected to the handle mount, wherein the handle extends above the housing; e. an electric motor connected to a top portion of the housing at a blade assembly cap; f. a blade assembly comprising a blade connection header, a blade shaft connected to the blade connection header at a blade shaft first end, wherein the blade shaft is connected to a blade junction at a blade shaft second end, and a blade has a leading edge, wherein the blade assembly is mounted in a direction to provide a flat cutting angle for the blade; g. a battery electrically connected to the electric motor; h. an automatic shutoff means that deactivates the electric motor when the handheld lawnmower is in a raised position, wherein the automatic shutoff means is deactivated when the wheels of the handheld lawnmower are placed on a ground; and further comprising an axle slot on the housing, wherein the axle slot receives the axle within the slot, wherein the axle slot provides a higher position corresponding to an activated position and a lower position for the axle corresponding to a deactivated position, wherein the electric motor is capable of being energized in the activated position, and wherein the electric motor is not capable of being energized in the deactivated position, wherein the automatic shutoff means comprises the axle slot on the housing that turns off the electric motor when the axle falls from the higher position to the lower position when a user lifts the lawnmower.