Lawn mower roller for lawn striping
OwnerRichard F. Vanderipeinventor
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Abstract
A lawn mower roller for bending lawn grass in a striped pattern. A roller is rotatably mounted to a universal mount pivotally mounted to the lawn mower housing or frame. A pair of arms have proximal ends slidably adjustable to receive the lawn mower housing therebetween and have distal ends pivotally mounted to the lawn mower housing.
Claims10
A lawn stripper for attaching to the main housing of a lawn mower for bending a first row of grass in a forward direction when moved across a lawn in a forward direction and then bending a row of grass adjacent to the first row of grass in an opposite direction when pulled thereacross in an opposite direction leaving a stripped pattern in the lawn comprising:
- a roller with a cylindrical main body having sufficient weight to cause grass to bend and assume a bent condition thereafter after the roller is moved across the lawn, said cylindrical main body having opposite ends;
- and,
- a universal mount for mounting said roller to the main housing of the lawn mower, said mount including a mount main body with a first pair of arms extending inwardly to and rotatably receiving said opposite ends of said cylindrical main body, said mount main body having a second pair of arms having distal ends attachable to said housing and proximal ends secured to said mount main body being adjustable to space said distal ends apart to receive said housing of the lawn mower therebetween.
The combination of:
- a lawn mower having a frame portion with opposite sides;
- a roller having a cylindrical main body with opposite ends and sufficient weight to bend grass downwardly to a bent condition after the roller is moved thereacross;
- and,
- a universal mount having a pair of opposed roller mounts rotatably securing said roller thereto, said universal mount further having two forwardly extending arms attached to said opposite sides of said frame portion positioning said roller behind said lawn mower, said universal mount further having fasteners adjustably mounted thereto securing said arms in position limiting relative motion between said arms once said arms have been spaced apart on said universal mount to locate said frame portion therebetween.
The combination of:
- a lawn mower of the non-riding type having a frame portion with opposite sides;
- a roller having a cylindrical main body with opposite ends and sufficient weight to bend grass downwardly to a bent condition after the roller is moved thereacross;
- and,
- a universal mount having a first rod and a second rod secured together with said first rod and said second rod extending parallel to said roller, said mount further having a pair of inwardly projecting and mutually opposed fingers rotatably securing said roller to said mount, said universal mount further having a first forwardly extending arm and a second forwardly extending arm attached to said opposite sides of said frame portion positioning said roller behind said lawn mower, said universal mount further having a first pair of spaced apart collars adjustably mounted to said second rod with said first arm located between said first pair of collars and further having a second pair of spaced apart collars adjustably mounted to said second rod with said second arm located between said second pair of collars with said first pair of collars and said second pair of collars securing said first arm and said second arm in position limiting relative motion between said first arm and said second arm once spaced apart on said second rod with said frame portion therebetween, said first arm and said second arm are pivotally mounted to said frame portion but secured to said first rod and said second rod so said universal mount with roller to pivot together as a unit as said first arm and said second arm pivot relative to said frame portion and said roller is moved across the ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.