Patent ID: 6926090

Claim:
An edger comprising: a blade; a power source configured to selectively provide rotary power to the blade; a housing assembly associated with the power source and defining a blade cavity in which the blade is mounted, the housing assembly including a housing, a cover, a latch mechanism and a latch receiving structure, the cover being pivotably mounted to the housing and movable between a closed condition and an open condition, the latch mechanism being coupled to the cover and including a latch member and a spring, the latch member being movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, the spring biasing the latch member into the latched position, the latch receiving structure being coupled to the housing and including a latch aperture and a ramp, the latch aperture receiving the latch member therethrough only when the latch member is positioned in the unlatched position, the ramp being tapered so that when the cover is rotated toward the housing, contact between the ramp and the latch member moves the latch member into the unlatched position and into alignment with the latch aperture.