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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7966795 | Mowing device, a knife adapter for such a mowing device, a retainer for such a mowing device and method of using same A mowing device including a disc, the disc providing a mount for at least one knife, said knife being pivotably mounted to said disc by a pivot pin, said pivot pin defining a mounting axis, such that the knife can rotate about said pivot pin between a first extended... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7810303 | Human powered lawnmower friction wheel driven blade assembly A human powered lawnmower includes a frame, a handle assembly having one end thereof pivotally secured to the frame and having an opposed end thereof extending in a rearward direction, a rear axle centrally secured on the frame at a rear end thereof, a rear wheel mo... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7784254 | Lawn mower blade assembly having blade mount for quick blade replacement and associated methods A lawn mower blade assembly for a rotatable driveshaft includes a blade mount to be secured to the rotatable driveshaft and having at least one wedge surface thereon. A cutting blade is removably coupled to the blade mount. At least one sliding retainer removably co... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7775026 | Lawn mower blade assembly for quick blade replacement and associated methods A lawn mower blade assembly for a rotatable driveshaft includes a blade mount to be secured to the rotatable driveshaft and a cutting blade removably coupled to the blade mount and defining therewith a blade base unit having at least one wedge surface thereon. At le... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7730708 | Mower blade assembly A mower blade assembly (10) includes an elongated blade bar (11) having two oppositely disposed cutting ends (13). A pair of removable bottom blades (22) and a pair of removable top blades (23) are removably mounted to the blade ba... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7703267 | Mower blade coupler with enlarged head and projecting fins A coupler comprising a shaft, an enlarged head, a proximal end of the shaft, and a journal for contacting and rotating in an annular bearing surface of a component for forming a pin connection with the component. In addition, the coupler includes a plurality of proj... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7490459 | Mowing device, a knife adapter for such a mowing device and a retainer for such a mowing device A mowing device including a disc, the disc providing a mount for at least one knife, said knife being pivotably mounted to said disc by a pivot pin, said pivot pin defining a mounting axis, such that the knife can rotate about said pivot pin between a first extended... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7416040 | Travelling device particularly for self-propelled mower Travelling device (20) particularly for self-propelled mower comprises a frame (1) provided with several identical travelling units (21) arranged on its circumference. Each travelling unit (21) comprises a flexibly suspended travelling wh... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7392643 | Mulching system for a lawn mower A lawn mower having upper and lower cutter blades in a cutter housing is provided. The blades are disposed with a phase difference such that upper blade edge parts of the upper cutter blade are advanced forward with respect to lower blade edges of the lower cutter b... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367174 | Rotary lawn mower with pivotal mulch door A rotary walk behind lawn mower has a wheeled cutting deck with a downwardly facing cutting chamber. A rotatable cutting blade is contained inside the cutting chamber above a lower edge of a peripheral sidewall and beneath a central hub, an annular channel being for... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7324883 | System and method to detect a failed shear bolt supporting a concave of an agricultural combine A system and method for detecting existence of a failed or broken shear bolt supporting all or a portion of a concave of a threshing system of an agricultural combine and utilizing information relating to rates of movement and absence of movement of a concave to det... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7308993 | Actuator cap and product refill for a housing A product refill for a housing includes an actuator cap and a container of product. The actuator cap includes a base portion having a mounting end, a central actuator member having a substantially axially oriented discharge orifice, and an axially movable actuator c... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308992 | Spring-loaded actuator cap An actuator cap for a container of product includes a main peripheral wall surrounding a central discharge member. The central discharge member is oriented to discharge product axially. An actuator arm extends radially from the central discharge member and is axiall... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7299612 | Rotary mower blade A rotary motor blade has rotational mounting structure in its body member to mount the blade to a power driven motor and thereby rotate the blade. The body member includes at least one free end extending outwardly of the mounting structure with the free end having a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290383 | Trimmer blade A trimmer blade assembly comprising a blade within a housing is provided. The housing includes a wall for propelling cut vegetation away from the blade assembly. The blade assembly may also include a ridge on the housing for further propulsion of cut vegetation away... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7246669 | Sod cutting device A sod cutting device containing aspects of the present invention contains an angled blade having a vertical cutting edge and a horizontal cutting edge. The angled blade is secured to a body member that in turn is movably affixed to a vehicle. Such a device may be us... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7231755 | Walk-behind implement and handle assembly release apparatus for use with same A walk-behind implement, e.g., lawn mower, having a handle assembly, and a handle assembly release apparatus for use with such an implement. The release apparatus, in one embodiment, may permit unlocking of the handle assembly from a first operating position relativ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216471 | Attachable carriage for converting an edge trimmer to a lawnmower Some embodiments of the invention provide a multipurpose gardening tool having an attachable circular carriage for converting an edge trimmer to a lawnmower for cutting and trimming grass and bushes. The circular carriage has an opening configured for receiving the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204073 | Convertible mower deck with interlocking baffles A convertible mower deck has a plurality of adjoining cutting chambers under a mower deck, each cutting chamber having a cutting blade mounted to the lower end of a vertical spindle. The deck includes openings between adjoining cutting chambers, and gates or baffles... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7171798 | Rotary shredding blade A brush cutter blade for shredding of grasses, weeds, vines and brush and also for saw cutting of saplings and tree branches, comprising a circular saw blade member with auxiliary cutting elements projecting from the underside of the blade. Several preferred embodim... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7155889 | Modularized lawnmower replacement blade A modularized lawnmower replacement blade which can be can be attached to a standard lawnmower shaft. The modularized blade includes a central mounting hub with four recessed seats. In the preferred embodiment, a cutting blade is attached to each recessed seat so th... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7146791 | Interchangeable mulching/discharge mowing deck A convertible mower deck having a mulching mode and a discharge mode. The deck is convertible from the mulching mode to the discharge mode by removal of an insert that extends along the rear of the cutting chamber walls of the deck. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7127877 | Universal mower blade A mower blade includes a mid-section, two sharpened, end sections, and a blade longitudinal axis. The mid-section includes a circular, central hole having a relatively large diameter and being centered on the blade longitudinal axis and first and second slots center... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124566 | Cutting device, particularly a lawn mower A cutting device, particularly a lawn mower, has at least one rotating knife mounted on a rotating, motor-driven knife carrier by a screwless, detachable connection. This connection is detachable by a relative rotation between the knife and the knife carrier. It is ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121071 | Reel mower discharge safety guard A reel type mower having a mobile structure and a ground engaging traction member rotatably coupled to the mobile structure. The ground engaging traction member imparts traction movement to the mobile structure for movement on the ground at a ground speed. A power d... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104883 | Straw chopper blade A straw chopper blade comprising a flat blade defining a plane. The blade has a leading edge and a trailing edge. The leading edge is provided with a sharpened cutting edge that extends from the tip of the blade radially inward towards its mounting assembly. The lea... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7055300 | Cutting machine, particularly an agricultural mower whose placing in transport position is simplified The present invention proposes a cutting machine comprising: a cutting mechanism, a hitch structure able to be raised relative to the ground, a carrier beam connected to said cutting mechanism by m... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055301 | Variable mulching system for a lawnmower A lawnmower is convertible between a bagging mode and a mulching mode. The convertible lawnmower includes a cutter housing having a discharge opening, an engine mount centrally positioned on the cutter housing, a prime mover supported on the engine mount, a rotary m... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047714 | Tongue swing cylinder arrangement for rotary side-pull mower-conditioner A side-pull mower-conditioner includes a wheeled frame from which a crop harvesting header is suspended. A draft tongue carrier forms a forward projection of the frame and terminates at a forward end located above the header. A draft tongue includes a rear end pivot... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7024845 | Grass striping apparatus for use with lawn vehicle A grass striping apparatus for use with a lawn vehicle, e.g., a lawn mower. The striping apparatus may include a frame assembly operatively coupled to the vehicle, e.g., to a cutting deck of the vehicle, and a wiper member extending along a rear side of the cutting ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024847 | Mower deck A mower deck includes a cutting chamber, at least one blade mounted cutting chamber and at least one deflector mounted in the cutting chamber. The at least one deflector is semi-permeable to clippings circulating in the cutting chamber. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021040 | Variable mulching system for a lawnmower A lawnmower is convertible between a bagging mode and a mulching mode. The convertible lawnmower includes a cutter housing having a discharge opening, an engine mount centrally positioned on the cutter housing, a prime mover supported on the engine mount, a rotary m... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6997254 | Method of making a centering device and centering device formed by that method A spring centralizer device for supporting a tubular member spaced from the wall of a bore is made from a single piece of boron steel material. The spring centralizer device has first and second collars spaced apart along a longitudinal axis. Spring bow portions ext... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978532 | Mower bed blade method A method of forming a durable mower bed blade is provided in which the grain of the metal is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the blade. The blade is formed in part by coining the blade on a hydraulic press which strengthens the cutting edge and other areas... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971224 | Retractable discharge chute for a lawn mower A lawn mower that includes a cutting blade rotatable about a blade axis to produce clippings and a mower deck including a side opening positioned to allow for the discharge of the clippings. A discharge chute is coupled to the mower deck adjacent the side opening. T... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959575 | Kurling tool A method and apparatus for knurling a workpiece in which the knurl pattern includes grooves of at least two different configurations. The apparatus includes a knurl wheel holder that allows angular rotation of the knurl wheel about the holder longitudinal axis while... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6953398 | Chopping blade A chopping blade includes a mounting portion defining a mounting plane, and a working portion connected to the mounting portion. The working portion includes a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a body extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The bo... | 10/11/2005 |
