Whipper-snippers are a maneuverable tool for cutting grass, however they do not cut grass uniformly and level. Lawn-mowers cut the grass uniformly and level, but are not convenient to maneuver. What is needed is a whipper-snipper/lawn-mower hybrid combining the advantages of both.

Basically my design looks similar to a regular whipper snipper, but has a pivoting head which surrounds the blade. The pivoting head slides over the grass using either multi-directional casters or teflon coated 'feet'. In this way the whipper-mower is always level to the ground.

The whipper-mower is designed to be held at waist level. When the whipper mower is held, the centre of gravity is in line with the user's centre of gavity.

The user may also wear a belt which is then pivotally attached (similar to an oar rest)to the centre of the whipper-mower (this carries some of the weight that would otherwise cause arms to tire).

I have used my own tricky universal joint, which should transmit power smoothly at a wide range of angles. See illustrations.