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Abstract

A multi-purpose tool powered by an attached power source is used as an air blower capable of delivering a high-velocity stream of air when the multi-purpose tool is in a blower mode of operation and as a rotating string trimmer capable of trimming vegetation when in a trimmer mode of operation. The tool includes a tubular shaft boom and an internal drive shaft configured to be rotated by the power source, and an impeller operatively connected to the internal drive shaft so as to be rotatable within the chamber and a trimmer head positioned below the impeller, the trimmer head operatively connected to the internal drive shaft so as to be selectively rotatable by the power source. The tool also has a blower housing positioned at a distal end of the shaft boom including an enclosed chamber, a plurality of vents leading to the chamber, and a blower nozzle for directing air from the chamber, wherein the impeller is rotatably mounted in the chamber such that the housing defines an air pathway between the vents and the impeller. The multi-purpose tool also includes means for blocking the flow of air between vents and the impeller when the multi-purpose tool is in the trimmer mode of operation and means for disengaging the trimmer head from the internal drive shaft when the multi-purpose tool is in the blower mode.

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