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US 12,250,901 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for mounting a flail mower
AssigneeVenture Products, Inc.
InventorsMichael S. Hoffman, Corey Gerber
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for attaching a forward-mounted implement that may allow pivotal movement of the implement around a longitudinal axis to better maintain proper operational height when operating on uneven or sloped terrain. Further provided, the attachment mechanism of the present disclosure may allow for a secure and safe attachment to an associated tractor or other similar vehicle while simultaneously providing for a reduced production cost and less maintenance requirements.
Claims21
An attachment system for a tractor, comprising:
- a flail mower having a body and an interior chamber defined by the body;
- an attachment frame assembly having a pivot assembly operably engaged with the flail mower and a set of carriers with a set of support arms, wherein the set of support arms is partially disposed inside of the interior chamber;
- and
- a striping assembly operably engaged with the set of support arms inside of the interior chamber of the body, wherein the striping assembly is adapted to depress a predetermined amount of cut vegetation onto a lawn inside of the interior chamber for creating a striping pattern into the lawn.
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A method, comprising:
- operably engaging a flail mower with an attachment system of a tractor;
- operably engaging a set of support arms of a set of carriers of the attachment system with the striping assembly inside of an interior chamber defined by a body of the flail mower;
- traversing a ground surface in a first condition with the tractor and the attachment system;
- cutting a section of lawn from the ground surface via at least one cutting blade of the flail mower inside of the interior chamber defined by the body;
- discharging a volume of cut lawn onto the ground surface;
- depressing the volume of cut lawn onto the ground surface in a first direction, via the striping assembly, inside of the interior chamber defined by the body of the flail mower;
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- creating a striping pattern on the lawn in the first direction.
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An attachment system for a tractor, comprising:
- a flail mower having a body, an interior chamber defined by the body, and a cutting member operably engaged with the body and housed inside of the interior chamber;
- an attachment frame assembly operably engaged with the flail mower and having a set of carriers with a set of support arms, wherein the set of support arms is partially disposed inside of the interior chamber;
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- a striping assembly operably engaged with the set of support arms inside of the interior chamber of the body longitudinally behind to the cutting member;
- wherein the cutting member and the striping assembly share the interior chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.