Patent · US Expired

Lawnmower attachment spreader

US5493852A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 1995
Grant dateFeb 27, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 27, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S56/05
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A universal spreader attachment consisting of an inverted triangular hopper hung from the cross-brace support of the handlebars of a lawnmower, with holes drilled in the bottom of the hopper to allow the substance being spread to disperse onto the lawn. The holes are opened and closed by moving a sliding member, which has corresponding holes drilled into it.

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