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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328566 | Resilient discharge deflecting chute A method and apparatus for a resilient and flexible discharge deflecting chute of a lawn mower. A discharge deflecting chute utilizing a flexible sheet shaped into a chute-like form by a frame is disclosed. A flexible, resilient discharge deflecting chute is provide... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325512 | Method for harvesting and dispensing crops A new method for collecting and dispensing cut crops. The feed crop is cut as in the prior art. A vacuum is used to lift the dried feed crop off the ground and blow it into a mobile storage container. The feed is allowed to compress under its own weight within the s... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7302790 | Adjustable spindle assembly for a grass trimmer An adjustable spindle assembly comprising a spindle housing, a keyed spindle shaft rotatably connected to the spindle housing, a mow ball rotatably connected to one end of the keyed spindle shaft, and a string carrier assembly adjustably connected in between the spi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299613 | Mulching mower unit A mulching mower unit comprising a mower deck having a top plate, and a plurality of rotary blades arranged side by side inside the mower deck. A mulching baffle for providing at least part of boundary walls of a plurality of mulching chambers is detachably attached... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7240474 | Power assist rear discharge mower deck A rear discharge mower deck has at least two cutting blades mounted on vertical spindles in cutting chambers, a fan in a housing mounted on the deck over the cutting chambers, and an inlet opening between the cutting chambers and the fan housing. The surface area of... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7117817 | Animal feed harvesting and dispensing system A new type of feed crop harvesting system. The feed crop is cut as in the prior art. A vacuum is used to lift the relatively moist feed crop off the ground and blow it into a mobile storage container. The feed is allowed to compress under its own weight within the s... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111404 | Shield apparatus for power trimmer A shield apparatus for use with a powered vegetation trimmer of the type including a trimmer head assembly having an output shaft and a cutting mechanism rotatable with the output shaft. The shield apparatus is mounted coaxially about the output shaft between the cu... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7069712 | Mower deck with blower A mower deck includes a blower to lift blades of grass or vegetation for cutting. The blower may be mounted above and to the rear of the mower deck, and may rotate on a vertical axis spaced from the axes of the cutter blades. A passage or duct extends from the cutti... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065946 | Lawnmower having mulching cutter deck assembly A mulching assembly for a mower deck that has one or more cutting chambers includes a channeling plate in each cutting chamber. The channeling plate is configured to optimize air and clipping flow through the cutting chamber for mulching and dispersal of the clippin... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062898 | Mower attachment mechanism A mower attachment comprising an attachment housing and a plurality of blade assemblies. The attachment housing includes an upper surface and front and rear baffles extending downwardly from the upper surface, the front and rear baffles shaped to define a plurality ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059106 | Adjustable spindle assembly for a grass trimmer An adjustable spindle assembly is described and includes a spindle housing, a grooved spindle shaft rotatably connected to the spindle housing, a pulley connected to one end of the grooved spindle shaft, a mow ball rotatably connected to a second end of the grooved ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051504 | Movable chute apparatuses and methods for a mowing machine Chute apparatuses and methods are disclosed for use with a mowing machine to selectively maintain cut grass clippings within the housing, such as for mulching, or to discharge the grass clippings from the housing through a discharge chute by selectively and easily o... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047718 | Lawn-mower with tipping device for the bin A lawn mower includes a bearing frame, a grass cutting unit located beneath the bearing frame, a system for taking the grass clippings, a catcher for collecting the grass clippings located above the bearing frame, a duct for conveying the grass clippings from the sy... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7020930 | Combination lawn care sweeper thatcher shredder A lawn sweeper is provided having rotary brushes mounted in a housing and projecting through a bottom opening in the housing for sweeping up debris. A vacuum fan with an internal shredder is also mounted to the housing and communicates through a vacuum chute with th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017998 | Adaptable transport The present invention relates to a motorized transport for transportation and delivery of a load of material. A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an adaptable transport comprised of a hopper having an upper support and a lower support. The suppo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013627 | Bagging device for a lawnmower A bagging device for use on a lawnmower includes a frame, a bag attached to the frame and having a bag opening aligned with a discharge opening on the lawnmower, and at least one wheel rotatably mounted to the frame. During operation of the lawnmower, vegetation cli... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6978590 | Lawn mower blade improvement A lawn mower blade assembly is described that comprising a generally flat, elongated blade having a central mounting opening for mounting of the blade to a rotating motor shaft of a lawn mower. The blade further includes a plurality of bit openings positioned along ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6951094 | Mower with mulching function A mower with a blade housing, in which a blade rotates about a vertical rotational axis in a rotational plane, so that for movement of the mower in the mowing direction, the cutting material is cut corresponding to the diameter of the blade. The front region of the ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6941735 | Landscape maintenance device and method of use thereof A landscape maintenance device having a power unit and a variety of possible dismountable tools. The device allows for the easy transfer of tools onto and off of the power unit by hinge arrangement with the power unit forming one side of the hinge and the tool formi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938402 | Mowing blades having an impact energy absorbing structure Mowing blades which include a one-piece member having a drive mechanism coupling section, a deformation section and a cutting section. When the mowing blades receive a particular load from an obstructing object, the deformation section deforms, dissipates energy and... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938699 | Variable angle powered work implement A walk-behind power unit is configured to detachably mount a variety of work implements to perform a corresponding variety of operations from a single power unit. The power unit includes an implement mounting mechanism that is pivotable about a generally vertical pi... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6928799 | Apparatus for fine pulverization of dry leaves and garden debris An apparatus for finely pulverizing lawn debris has a central drive shaft driven by a gasoline or electrical power source. Lawn debris is drawn into a suction and grinding chamber by the rotation of a distribution plate which has a plurality of curved impeller blade... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6910324 | Multi-bladed rotary cutting deck with mulching and discharge/collection modes A rotary cutting deck has dual, side-by-side cutting chambers each of which houses a rotary cutting blade. The blades rotate so that grass clippings exit to the rear of the cutting deck through a central, rearwardly extending exit tunnel. A pivotal mulch door is loc... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6434918 | Enclosed lawnmower having air flow control A lawnmower has a mower deck and an engine supported on the mower deck. A dome shaped cover is pivotally connected on the mower deck and can be moved between a position over and enclosing the engine and a second position exposing the engine. A cutting bla... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6349475 | Debris blowing weed trimmer An implement for trimming grass and weeds, and for blowing clippings and debris. The implement consists of a rotatable housing having an outer wall; at least two fan blades, each of the fan blades having an inner end and a outer end; and at least two slid... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6101794 | Mower A mower comprising a frame, a deck with a discharge located forwardly of at least one cutting blade, a baffle in the deck disposed between the blade and discharge that is spaced from the top wall of the deck defining a discharge aperture in the deck that ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6073430 | Rotary mower up-flow cutting deck A multi-blade mower deck having a center right and left blade chambers, which are partially connected to each other, each blade chamber including a rotary mounted cutting blade with lifting sails thereon for rotating and lifting the air into each blade ch... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5884463 | Convertible mower with rotary disc mechanism A mowing mechanism having a spindle rotatively driven by a power source, a blade having a radially inner portion coupled for rotation with the spindle and a radially outer portion for cutting vegetation, a housing within which the blade rotates, and a dis... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5875620 | Lawnmower blower apparatus A blower apparatus, which is used with a lawnmower which has an engine and a cutting blade housing, includes a blower assembly supported by the lawnmower. The blower assembly is located distal to the cutting blade housing and is powered by the lawnmower e... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5832704 | Mower blade assembly A blade assembly is provided for a lawn mower which includes first and second fan blades to maintain the interior of the blade housing free of accumulated grass clippings as occur when mowing damp or wet grass. The blade assembly includes a conventional g... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5540038 | Lawn and garden chipper/shredder vacuum apparatus Lawn and garden maintenance equipment for collecting and shredding debris and chipping branches is provided with wheel support, a housing, and a handle for guiding the apparatus, the housing having a substantially closed bottom wall below a motor-driven d... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5537807 | Yard-care machine The new yard-care machine includes features of a mower, a mulching mower and a branch chipper. Such machine has a cutting blade in an enlarged lower blade chamber and a fan and a chipper plate in an enlarged upper fan chamber. A restriction separates the ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5435118 | Vacuum sweeper shredder rotary mower This invention is an improvement of the vertical shaft rotary lawn mower so that it can, besides cut grass, also vacuum and sweep lawns, driveways, and other hard-surfaced areas and to shred leaves and other shreddable materials. The improvement includes ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5357736 | Lawn mower with means for selectively collecting grass and grass plus garden debris, and method of using A lawn mower of the type which collects grass cuttings includes a motor-driven blade rotatable about a sustantially vertical axis, at least one fan rotatable about the same axis, and a grass collecting system of the type in which grass collection is aided... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5231827 | Lawn and garden chipper shredder vacuum apparatus Lawn and garden maintenance equipment for collecting and shredding debris and chipping branches is provided with a wheel-supported housing having a handle for guiding the apparatus, the housing having a substantially closed bottom wall below the blades an... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5205113 | Cutting apparatus mulch recycle system A cutting apparatus, such as a lawn mower is described comprising a substantially endless housing having an open bottom, air intake opening and a discharge port. The housing cooperates with a plate member projecting inwardly from a bottom part of the hous... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5191755 | Combine harvester with dual range variable speed blower A variable diameter belt type power transfer assembly having a drive sheave and a driven sheave, both of which are adjustable and include a pair of opposing coaxial flanges, one of which is axially movable relative to the other, is disclosed wherein both ... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5191756 | Mulching mower apparatus A mulching mower apparatus for use in a mover having a housing that includes a discharge outlet. A guide mechanism is provided for guiding air and vegetation clippings radially inwardly and downwardly towards the blade for re-cutting, and a blocking mecha... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5142851 | Post-processing apparatus for lawn mowers and the like A post-processor having a housing in communication with the discharge of a lawn mower. A cutting blade is disposed within the housing for rotation on a driven shaft for finely cutting the materials in the housing, and a discharge opening is formed in the ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5129216 | Crop blower A crop blower for a combine harvester. An elongated, tubular housing has a convex outer surface on a first side and a concave outer surface on a second side. There is a fan having a central shaft extending parallel to the housing and spaced-apart from the... | 07/14/1992 |
