Reel type laser lawn mower
US6374584B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D34/015
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An reel type mower and method for severing vegetation includes at least one laser beam rotating about an axle within a housing so as to be repetitively introduced to vegetation to be severed. At least one laser beam is directed and redirected along multiple, substantially parallel paths, with each path rotating about the axle within the housing of the mower for engagement of the several segments of the laser beam with the vegetation to be severed. The laser beams or individual segments thereof are incorporated into a reel type mower comprising a produced by a laser generator rotating about an axle within the housing for containment of the laser beams. The housing includes a downwardly oriented opening suitable for the receipt therethrough of vegetation to be severed.
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