Lawn edgers

Claim 1

IN A LAWN EDGER, AN ELONGATED BASE PLATE OF SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT CONSTRUCTION HAVING A BENT FORWARD END THEREON TILTING SLIGHTLY UPWARDLY FROM THE REST OF SAID PLATE, THERE BEING AN ELONGATED SLOT IN THE REARWARD END OF SAID PLATE, A TRANSVERSE AXLE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID PLATE ADJACENT SAID SLOT, A PAIR OF OPPOSED WHEEL MEMBERS MOUNTED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID PLATE IN SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT AND OPPOSITION THEREON AND ADAPTED TO SUPPORT SAID PLATE ON THE GROUND, AN ELONGATED HANDLE MEMBER HAVING THE LOWER END THEREOF EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SLOTTED PORTION OF SAID PLATE AND BEING ATTACHED PIVOTALLY TO SAID AXLE MEMBER, AN UPSTANDING ARCUATE ADJUSTMENT PLATE MOUNTED ADJACENT SAID SLOT, AN ARCUATE SLOT IN SAID PLATE, AN ADJUSTMENT SCREW FASTENING SAID HANDLE TO SAID ADJUSTMENT PLATE IN SAID ADJUSTMENT SLOT WHEREBY SAID HANDLE MAY BE SELECTIVELY MOVED AND TITLED INTO ADJUSTED POSITION THEREON AND HELD IN PLACE BY SAID ADJUSTMENT MEMBER, A MOTOR RETAINER SUPPORTED AT LEAST PARTLY ON THE FORWARD, UPWARDLY TILTED END OF SAID PLATE, A HIGH SPEED ELECTRIC MOTOR MOUNTED IN SAID RETAINER, INSULATION MEANS INSULATING SAID MOTOR FROM SAID RETAINER AND FROM SAID BASE PLATE, A HIGH SPEED BLADE MOUNTED ON ONE END OF SAID MOTOR AND PROJECTING FROM SAID BASE PLATE AND EXTENDING THEREFROM, AND AN ELECTRICAL CABLE INTERNALLY CONNECTED WITH SAID MOTOR AND EXTENDING FOR CONNECTION TO A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER.