Turf aerator with covered tine assembly
AssigneeTurfco Mfg., Inc.
InventorsGeorge Kinkead, Steven Ferguson, Terrence R. Bondeson, Tom Fiske, Roger Lee Larson
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Abstract
A turf aerator has a chassis and a motor mounted on the chassis between a front end and a rear end of the chassis and between a first side and a second side of the chassis. A first shaft is rotatably driven by the motor, a first inner tine assembly mounted to a first portion of the first shaft, a second inner tine assembly mounted on the first shaft, and a first outer tine assembly mounted to a second portion of the first shaft. A tine cover is removably secured to the chassis over at least one of the first inner tine assembly and the first outer tine assembly.
Claims11
A turf aerator comprising:
- a chassis having a first side plate at a first side, a second side plate at a second side, a front end plate at a front end, and a rear end, with the chassis being movably supported on turf;
- a handlebar extending from the chassis in a direction away from the front end plate;
- a motor mounted on the chassis between the front end and the rear end and between the first side and the second side;
- a first shaft rotatably driven by the motor;
- a first inner tine assembly and at least a second inner tine assembly mounted to a first portion of the first shaft;
- a first outer tine assembly mounted to a second portion of the first shaft;
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- a tine cover removably secured to the chassis over at least one of the first inner tine assembly and the first outer tine assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.