Patent ID: 7617661

Claim:
A grass trimmer comprising: a) a carriage comprising 1) a horizontal base comprising a front and a rear, said rear of the horizontal base comprising ground contact wheels laterally disposed in parallel; 2) a housing core, said housing core extending obliquely from the front of the base upward and outward past the rear of the base; 3) a housing, said housing extending upward from the horizontal base so as to form an integrated unit with the housing core; and 4) a hand lever, said hand lever attached to or formed from the upper end of the housing core; b) an elongated receiving chamber affixed within the length of the housing core; c) a telescopic shaft, said telescopic shaft slidably fitted into and integrated with the receiving chamber; d) a front ground contact wheel, said front ground contact wheel being connected to the telescopic shaft; e) a motor, said motor situated within the housing, and said motor comprising a shaft; f) a cutting element, said cutting element attached to the shaft and driven by the motor, and said cutting element being positioned in a plane parallel to a plane defined by the horizontal base; and g) a power source.