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US 2001/0042294 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for removing ans installing spindle and cutting blades
OwnerDavid P. Long JR.inventor
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Abstract
A method of removing and installing two blades and their mounting spindles from the deck of a lawn mower including holding the spindle heads simultaneously against rotation with a wrench have two operative ends and an adjustable connection connecting the operative ends.
Claims3
A method for removing lawn mower spindles and cutting blades mounted thereon from a lawn mower housing having more then one spindle and cutting blade comprising the steps of
- A) obtaining a wrench having at least two interconnected nut holding ends capable of having the space therebetween adjustably secured,
- B) lifting the mower housing sufficiently to place the wrench under the housing by hand,
- C) placing one of the holding ends of said wrench on the head of one of the spindles and Simultaneously placing another holding end of the wrench on the head of the other of the spindles thereby simultaneously holding the spindles against rotation,
- D) removing the nut on the top of the spindles and then moving the spindles out of the housing, out of any spacers and washers thereon, and finally out of the blade mounted thereon.
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A method for removing from and then installing onto a lawn mower, spindles and cutting blades mounted thereon wherein the mower has more then one spindle and cutting blade comprising the steps of
- A) obtaining a wrench having at least two interconnected nut holding ends capable of having the space therebetween adjustably secured,
- B) lifting the mower housing sufficiently to place the wrench under the housing,
- C) placing one of the holding ends of said wrench on the head of one of the spindles and placing another holding end of the wrench on the head of the other of the spindles and thereby simultaneously holding the spindles against rotation,
- D) rotating and removing the nut on the top of the spindles and moving the spindles out of the housing, out of any spacers and washers thereon, and finally out of the blade mounted thereon,
- E) obtaining a pair of sharpened cutting blades,
- F) placing a blade spindle into the opening of each of the blades with the head of the spindle engaging the underside of the blade and the threaded end of the spindle projecting above the blade,
- G) placing a spacer and washer on each of the spindles and inserting the spindles through registering openings in the deck of the lawn mower,
- H) obtaining a wrench having at least two interconnecting nut holding ends,
- I) placing one of the nut holding ends of the wrench on the head of one of the spindles and placing the other holding end on the head of the other spindle,
- J) placing a pulley on each of the spindles in a non-rotative manner,
- K) applying a nut on top of each of said spindles and then tightening the nut while holding the head of both of the spindles stationary,
- L) lowering the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.