Patent ID: 8046980

Claim:
A weed whacker attachment for use with a lawnmower, comprising: a mounting means that attaches onto a top surface of a lawnmower deck and upon which a pivoting motor rotates from a first end of an arm; wherein a weed whacker is mounted on a second end of said arm; wherein the pivoting motor enables the weed whacker to rotate about the mounting means and location upon the deck of the lawnmower, and which enables access of said weed whacker by manual movement to different sides with respect to the deck of the lawnmower; wherein the arm extends from the mounting means to a pre-selected height and distance away from the deck of the lawnmower and from which said weed whacker can cut through grass vegetation; wherein a shield attaches upon the arm via a bracket; wherein the bracket of the shield is secured onto the arm via a plurality of setscrews; wherein a switch attaches itself upon a push bar of said lawnmower and is wiredly attached to a line that runs down to either the pivoting motor or the weed whacker.