Patent ID: 8464504

Claim:
An electric edger/trimmer for mounting on a mower deck of a riding lawn mower, said edger/trimmer comprising: (a) a deck mount plate for permanent attachment to the mower deck, said plate having a first free edge and an opposed second edge; (b) an intermediate plate for attachment to the opposed second edge of the deck mount plate wherein the intermediate plate has a first edge and an opposed second edge and further wherein the intermediate plate is comprised of a proximal leg having the first edge, a mid leg and a distal leg with the proximal and distal legs lying in substantially parallel planes and each connected to the mid leg extending at a substantial right angle to each said proximal and distal leg and further wherein the first edge of the proximal leg of the intermediate plate is hingeably connected to the opposed second edge of the deck mount plate; (c) a motor mount plate for attachment to the intermediate plate wherein the motor mount plate is hingeably connected to the opposed second edge of the intermediate plate; and (d) an electric motor attached to the motor mount plate, said electric motor having a drive shaft connected to a cutting head for edging and trimming a lawn, wherein the electric edger/trimmer is positioned in (1) a rest position by manually moving both the motor mount plate and the intermediate plate about their respective hinge points until the electric motor rests on the deck mount plate, (2) an edging position by manually moving the intermediate plate about its attachment to the opposed second edge of the deck mount plate until the electric motor rests on the intermediate plate or (3) a trimming position by manually moving both the intermediate plate and/or the motor mount plate about their respective hinge points until fully extended.