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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186139 | Mower with longitudinal baffles A rotary mower with a plurality of cutting blades is provided. The deck comprises two longitudinal baffles that direct grass clippings to the rear of the mower. The longitudinal baffles, in conjunction with right and left side blade guards, form three channels. A cu... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8156722 | Mower having a grass clippings guide and shield member Disclosed is a mower with a mower deck, a plurality of cutting chambers mutually communicated and arranged in a lateral direction within the mower deck, and a blade mounted in each cutting chamber to be rotatable about a vertical axis. A grass clippings guide in for... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8091332 | Mower deck with air inlets A mower deck has a pair of adjacent cylindrical cutting chambers with rotary cutting blades. Each cutting chamber has a skirt with an air inlet next to a rear discharge chute centrally positioned between the two cutting chambers. A horizontal shield is over each air... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8028508 | Mower unit A mower unit includes a housing, a pair of cutting blades arranged inside the housing, each of the cutting blades being rotatable about a respective vertical axis supported by the housing, the cutting blades being driven to be rotated in opposite directions, and a b... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8020364 | Haymaking machine with a central protector A haymaking machine hitched to a tractor, including a frame carrying a cutting mechanism having cutting tools and a carrying structure intended to support a protective device, said protective device including one central protector articulated on said carrying struct... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7980049 | Twin sheet vacuum formed covers for disc mower cutterbars An improved shield panel for use in the top shield of a rotary disc cutterbar equipped mower that features a twin sheet, vacuum formed plastic panel with a steel frame that interfaces with existing hinge and mounting structures on the mower to enable the plastic shi... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7958712 | Compact lawn mower motor adjustment A compact lawn mower that includes at least a shroud positioned a fixed distance from a lawn, by a common rear axle extended between and supported by a pair of rear wheels, is provided. The exemplary embodiment further includes a motor adjustment member confined wit... | 06/14/2011 |
| RE42109 | Mower head with movable guard A mower head has a deck with at least three sides and at least one side wall depending from the deck. A cutting blade is rotatably mounted to the deck on an axis extending through the deck. The deck is disposed above and generally parallel to the blade. A guard asse... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7784255 | Rotary cutters A rotary cutter deck unit that has an overall dual-deck configuration. Upper and lower deck plates do not engage each other at any location, but the deck unit includes front and rear end spacers, at least one of which has a plurality of bends, and two of which are s... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7735306 | Rear discharge type mower apparatus A rear discharge type mower apparatus comprising a blade housing having a top plate, a front wall and at least one side wall; a support shaft supported by the blade housing and extending vertically; a rotatable blade supported by the support shaft, a tip end of the ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7707813 | Method of producing a housing for a mower cutter bar and housing thus produced A method of producing a disk mower cutter bar housing and the housing produced. The method forms an upper plate and a lower plate of a housing, assembles the formed upper plate and the formed lower plate by welding to form a casing, and cuts out holes on the casing,... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7690178 | Lawn mower with grass striping mechanism The lawn mower includes a vehicle body supporting front and rear wheels and a mower unit suspended from the vehicle body between the front and rear wheels by front and rear links. The links are movable to raise and lower the mower unit. A grass striping mechanism is... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7685800 | Climb-up assist structure for mower unit A mower unit configured to be supported to a work vehicle at a position between front wheels and rear wheels, comprises a mower deck; at least one blade supported by the mower deck; a climb-up assist member in which an inclined surface is formed for assisting the wh... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7685799 | 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... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7665286 | Mulch deck attachment baffle system A mulch deck attachment for reducing grass clippings into particles of mulch which return nutrients back to the soil. The mulch deck attachment of the present invention may be coupled to a lawnmower and may include one or more rotating blades coupled to the mulch de... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7543435 | Mower unit A mower unit includes a housing, a pair of cutting blades arranged inside the housing, each of the cutting blades being rotatable about a respective vertical axis supported by the housing, the cutting blades being driven to be rotated in opposite directions, and a b... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7469525 | Flexible guard for ride on mower deck and chassis A flexible guard to protect and to block contact with a plurality of moveable parts of a machine, such as a riding mower or the like may include a piece of flexible material. The flexible guard may also include a first support to attach the piece of flexible materia... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7458199 | 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 ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7448194 | Mower deck with ventilation hole A mower comprising: a cutting blade housing; rotating cutting blades; a rear plate disposed rearwardly the rotating cutting blades; a rear vertical wall that is supported by the cutting blade housing and that forms a first ventilation hole in a center portion in the... | 11/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7360352 | Side discharge mower A side discharge mower comprises, a mower deck having a top wall, a front wall depending from the top wall, at least one side wall, a rear wall depending from the top wall, and a discharge opening formed laterally of the mower deck, a first shaft supported by the mo... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350344 | Lawnmower rotary cutting apparatus and grass guide A lawnmower consisting essentially of a rotary cutting apparatus comprising a plurality of small blades and a grass guide for bending and constraining the grass for ease of cutting. The grass guide is mounted substantially parallel to the drive shafts which extend b... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340877 | Cutter unit support roller A vegetation cutter to be mounted on a support vehicle for transport and deployment, has a housing with a rotating blade therein. The housing has a roller mounted for rotation forming the bottom edge of a side of the housing. The roller supports the cutter, allowing... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337600 | 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 ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7313902 | Folding deck mechanism A lawn mowing machine having a mower deck with pivoting side wing sections. The pivoting side wing sections can be pivoted upward relative to the main deck housing. When the side wing sections are raised, the mowing machine is presented with a more narrow profile to... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305813 | Lawn mower A lawn mower having a cutter housing for receiving a cutter blade for cutting grass. To make the manufacture of molds easy, the cutter housing is divided into three members: a housing proper for receiving the cutter blade, a bottom member for forming a cut grass car... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7275325 | Bush cutting machine A bush cutting machine with a tubular operating pole connected to an outlet of an exhaust muffler and doubling as an exhaust passage is provided. Exhaust gases discharged from an engine flow from the exhaust muffler through the operating pole and are then discharged... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7240473 | Lawn mower and starter cord guide for use with same A walk-behind lawn mower having a cord guide system for routing a recoil starter cord relative to a handle assembly of the mower. The guide system may include a cord guide operable to hold the starter cord to a non-interfering position such that a rear collection ho... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7237374 | Roller assembly for striping a lawn An roller assembly for attachment to a lawnmower. The roller assembly generally includes a tow arm having first and second links. The first link is configured to be supported at least indirectly on the lawnmower frame. The second link is connected to a shaft mounted... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7186430 | UHT pasteurizer with regeneration A pasteurization arrangement employs regeneration to bring raw milk or other liquid food product up to a few degrees below a UHT pasteurizing temperature. The product is first heated up by regeneration to about 175° F., and held at this temperature for about sixty ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185479 | Mower head with movable guard A mower head has a deck with at least three sides and at least one side wall depending from the deck. A cutting blade is rotatably mounted to the deck on an axis extending through the deck. The deck is disposed above and generally parallel to the blade. A guard asse... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174700 | Mower deck with multiple modes of operation 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, a discharge opening ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171799 | Lawn mower A lawn mower having a cutter housing made of a synthetic resin. The cutter housing has side guard parts provided on left and right peripheries of a scroll part. Each side guard part has a hollow reinforcing part. The hollow reinforcing part is made up of a side wall... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
