Patent ID: 8376665

Claim:
A rotary cutting system for releasable connection to a power tool, the power tool including a housing, a motor supported in the housing and a drive mechanism driven by the motor, the rotary cutting system comprising: a universal shaft having a first shaft end and a second shaft end positioned opposite the first shaft end, the first shaft end being removably securable to the power tool; a cutting tool having a first tool end, and a second tool end spaced a distance of no more than 3.5 inches from the first tool end and operable to cut a workpiece, the first tool end being removably securable to the second shaft end of the universal shaft, wherein the cutting tool is a first cutting tool having a cutting edge of a first size and further comprising a second cutting tool having a cutting edge of a second size different than the first size of the first cutting edge, the second cutting tool being removably securable to the second shaft end of the universal shaft; a housing including a flexible connecting structure for at least partially securing the universal shaft, the first cutting tool and the second cutting tool in the housing; and a fastener including a handle, a flexible cord secured to the housing and the handle, and a locking protrusion extending outwardly from the housing, the handle being engageable with the locking protrusion to secure the housing in a closed position.