Invention Takes A Bite Out Of Lawn Work

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI — The inventive spirit isn’t dead in America. Clinton Township resident Thomas Francis provides a living example with his “Shark Tooth Edger,” a lawn mower attachment that makes having to own a separate machine for edging a thing of the past, according to a C & G Newspapers report.

“This is in the $65 bracket because it makes sense,” Francis said. “It works extremely well. … With the know-how we have in this country, we can put a weed wacker on the side of (a lawnmower), we can put an edger like I did, and you could do all jobs with one piece of equipment. And you wouldn’t have a packed garage.”

“A deal was in place with an unspecified manufacturer. When “day zero” came around, the manufacturer offered him $2 million for the idea. Francis told them that wasn’t the deal, as there was an initially agreed upon percentage. When he was offered $3 million, he again said that wasn’t the deal.”

For more, go to C and G Newspapers.

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