Patent ID: 7059107

Claim:
A multi-purpose lawn cutting assembly, comprising: a mechanized vehicle; a first edging assembly extending from the vehicle, comprising, a first shaft extending laterally from a first frontside of the vehicle; a first elongated arm coupled to an end of the first shaft opposite to the vehicle; at least one first wheel coupled to the first elongated arm in a position capable of contacting a ground surface; and a first blade rotatably coupled to the first elongated arm proximate to the at lease one first wheel; a second edging assembly extending from the vehicle, comprising, a second shaft extending laterally from a second frontside of the vehicle that is generally opposite from the first front side; a second elongated arm coupled to an end of the second shaft opposite to the vehicle; at least one second wheel coupled to the second elongated arm in a position capable of contacting a ground surface; and a second blade rotatably coupled to the second elongated arm proximate to the at least one second wheel; and a protection assembly extending beyond the first blade in the first edging assembly to contact an object before the first blade makes contact with the object, wherein the protection assembly comprises a protecting arm slidably attached to a cutting blade housing member surrounding the first blade, a transfer link extending between the cutting blade housing member and the first wheel, and a biased link attached to an end of the transfer link and attached to the cutting blade housing member such that as the protecting arm slides generally along its longitudinal axis when contacting the object, the protecting arm contacts the transfer link and causes the transfer link to rotate the first blade and cutting blade housing member about the first blade such that the first blade is out of contact with the ground surface.