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Implements for attaching to a hand-held, powered "Weed-Eater" type device to perform various work or chores (filament cutting, blade cutting, brushing, blowing, mixing, etc.). After disconnecting the device's original implement typically a spool of filament (6) with a bumper feed (7), an initial, cu

Implements for attaching to a hand-held, powered "Weed-Eater" type device to perform various work or chores (filament cutting, blade cutting, brushing, blowing, mixing, etc.). After disconnecting the device's original implement typically a spool of filament (6) with a bumper feed (7), an initial, cultivator/cutter implement (10), cylindrical in shape with a substantially solid, circular top (12) and a relatively thin, continuous wall of constant thickness, is attached by an appropriate threaded member (e.g. a nut or bolt, usually with one or more washers) to the bottom end of the powered device (FIGS. 1A-D) through a central opening (13). The cultivator's top includes a series of circumferentially spaced, "snap-in" openings (14; e.g. two or more) through and into which other implements (e.g. those of FIGS. 3-20) can be attached (FIGS. 2A & B) with the use of a like number of upwardly extending, "snap" legs (21a & b), the adapter then functioning as a "universal" adapter for changing in and out various work implements as desired by the user, with a quick and easy removal and addition of an implement with "snap-out"/"snap-in," twist actions. The cultivator/adaptor also includes a series of circumferentially spaced, inwardly offset protrusions (16) extending down from the circular side wall bottom (15), which protrusions dig into and cultivate the ground, removing undesirable vegetation when rotated by the powered device. Side hole sets (17) are provided for adding cutting filament sections (18) for supplemental or alternative filament cutting.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. For use on a two-hand-held, powered device with a handle, the device having a powered, rotatable threaded member with a bottom end and having threads defining a diameter at its bottom end, a cultivator implement comprising:an at least generally cylindrical body, having

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. For use on a two-hand-held, powered device with a handle, the device having a powered, rotatable threaded member with a bottom end and having threads defining a diameter at its bottom end, a cultivator implement comprising:an at least generally cylindrical body, having a hollow interior and an open bottom, a top, and a continuous, curved side wall having a diameter with an exterior surface and a circular bottom and a top wall portion; said top being affixed to said top wall portion of said side wall, substantially covering over said body, and having a central opening of a diameter smaller than the diameter of said side wall through which a threaded member can be extended of substantially the same size as the defined diameter of the threads of the powered rotatable member of the powered device; anda series of circumferentially spaced, castellated, cultivator protrusions affixed to and extending downwardly from said circular bottom of said body, said protrusions having exterior side walls inwardly offset less than an inch from the exterior surface of said side wall, said protrusions serving to cultivate the ground and macerate unwanted vegetation when the cultivator implement is rotated by the powered device and the cultivator implement is lowered bottom first into the ground or unwanted vegetation.