Deck assembly for a self-propelled, walk-behind rotary lawn mower

A deck assembly for a walk-behind rotary lawn mower, the deck assembly comprising:

• a deck defining a cutting chamber operable to house a cutting member, wherein the cutting chamber is bound at least in part by a rear enclosure member;
• a rear discharge port located, when the mower is in an operating configuration, on a rear portion of the deck;
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• a duct of substantially rectangular cross section extending through the rear enclosure member between the cutting chamber and the rear discharge port, the duct having a first, uppermost surface and a second, lowermost surface, wherein the first, uppermost surface and the second, lowermost surface both form substantially horizontal planes.

A deck assembly for a walk-behind rotary lawn mower, the deck assembly comprising:

• a deck defining a cutting chamber operable to house a cutting member, wherein the cutting chamber is bound at least in part by a rear enclosure member;
• a rectangular rear discharge port located, when the mower is in an operating configuration, on a rear portion of the deck;
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• a duct of substantially rectangular cross section extending through the rear enclosure member between the cutting chamber and the rectangular rear discharge port, the duct defining a duct axis that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the mower.

A walk-behind rotary lawn mower, comprising:

• a deck assembly comprising:
• a deck defining a cutting chamber operable to house a cutting member, wherein the cutting chamber is bound at least in part by a rear enclosure member;
• a side discharge port located, when the mower is in an operating configuration, generally along a lateral side portion of the deck, the side discharge port having a door associated therewith, the door operable to selectively cover the side discharge port;
• a substantially rectangular rear discharge port located, when the mower is in the operating configuration, on a rear portion of the deck;
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• a duct of generally rectangular cross section extending between the cutting chamber and the rear discharge port, the duct defined in part by a lower surface and an upper surface, wherein both the lower surface and the upper surface form substantially horizontal planes;
• a plurality of wheels operable to support at least the deck assembly in rolling engagement with a ground surface;
• a prime mover coupled to the deck assembly;
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• a cutting blade located within the cutting chamber, the cutting blade rotatable under control of the prime mover.

A self-propelled, walk-behind rotary lawn mower, comprising:

• a deck assembly comprising a deck defining a cutting chamber for housing a cutting member, the deck having a top wall portion spanning above the cutting chamber between a front portion of the deck and a rear portion of the deck, the deck operable to receive either a rear wheel drive transmission proximate the rear portion of the deck, or a front wheel drive transmission proximate the front portion of the deck;
• a plurality of wheels operable to support at least the deck assembly in rolling engagement with a ground surface;
• a prime mover coupled to the deck assembly;
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• a cutting blade located within the cutting chamber, the cutting blade rotatable under control of the prime mover.