Lawn care vehicle having a detachable conveyor joint

A conveyor joint assembly comprising:

• a support ledge operably coupled to and extending from a first sealing surface,
• a first side wall and second side wall operably coupled to opposite ends of the support ledge;
• a receiver operably coupled to the first sealing surface;
• at least one protrusion operably coupled to a second sealing surface;
• and
• a hood operably coupled to a receiving end of the conveyor,
• wherein the second sealing surface is configured to engage the support ledge and the receiver is configured to retain the at least one protrusion causing the first sealing surface to engage the second sealing surface,
• wherein the hood comprises the second sealing surface, and
• wherein the hood is pivotably coupled to the receiving end of the conveyor by the at least one protrusion.

A conveyor joint assembly comprising:

• a support ledge operably coupled to and extending from a first sealing surface,
• a first side wall and second side wall operably coupled to opposite ends of the support ledge;
• a receiver operably coupled to the first sealing surface;
• at least one protrusion operably coupled to a second sealing surface;
• and
• a hood operably coupled to a receiving end of the conveyor,
• a conveyor lift assembly configured to lift the conveyor vertically a predetermined distance causing the conveyor to move to a disengaged position, wherein moving to the disengaged position comprises the at least one protrusion to disengaging the receiver,
• wherein the second sealing surface is configured to engage the support ledge and the receiver is configured to retain the at least one protrusion causing the first sealing surface to engage the second sealing surface, and
• wherein the hood comprises the second sealing surface.

A lawn care vehicle comprising:

• a conveyor joint assembly comprising:
• a support ledge operably coupled to and extending from a first sealing surface,
• a first side wall and second side wall operably coupled to opposite ends of the support ledge;
• a receiver operably coupled to the first sealing surface;
• and
• at least one protrusion operably coupled to a second sealing surface,
• wherein the at least one protrusion is disposed in a first half of the second sealing surface and the receiver is disposed in a first half of the first sealing surface,
• wherein a width of the first sealing surface and second sealing surface is at least 50 percent wider in a respective second half than the width of the first sealing surface and second sealing surface in the respective first half, enabling axial rotation of the conveyer joint while maintaining engagement of the first sealing surface and the second sealing surface, and
• wherein the second sealing surface is configured to engage the support ledge and the receiver is configured to retain the at least one protrusion causing the first sealing surface to engage the second sealing surface.