Convertible mower deck with angled pivoting baffles
US7677022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D42/005
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A convertible mower deck has a plurality of adjoining cuffing chambers under a mower deck, each cutting chamber having a cutting blade mounted to the lower end of a vertical spindle. Angled pivoting baffles are positioned in the openings between adjoining cutting chambers, and a baffle also is mounted in the discharge opening from one of the cutting chambers. The baffles may pivot between an open position for the grass clippings to be discharged or collected, a closed position for the grass clippings to be mulched, and one or more intermediate positions for some of the clippings to be discharged or collected, and the remainder to be mulched.
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