Patent · US Expired

Rotary mower with automatic engine cut off

US5435117A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 22, 1994
Grant dateJul 25, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 22, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01D2101/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rotary mower includes a housing which contacts a ground surface to be mowed, a blade mounted for rotation in the housing a motor mounted to the housing for driving the blade, and an actuator mechanism for disabling rotation of the blade when the housing is displaced a predetermined distance from the ground surface.

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