Cleanout mechanism for grass discharge and collection chute
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorRandy Edward Benway
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Abstract
A cleanout mechanism is disclosed for a grass discharge and collection chute on a mower. The cleanout mechanism includes a door pivotable downwardly from the chute to provide an opening in a bottom surface of the chute, and a wiper pivotable rearwardly along the bottom surface of the chute toward a position adjacent the opening. An operator control is connected through linkages to the door and the wiper to pivot both of the door and the wiper while permitting continued operation of the mower.
Claims19
A cleanout mechanism for a grass discharge and collection chute on a mower, comprising:
- a wiper hinged to a side of the grass discharge and collection chute;
- a door in the bottom of the grass discharge and collection chute;
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- an operator control linked to the wiper and the door to simultaneously pivot the wiper rearwardly and open the door.
A cleanout mechanism for a grass discharge and collection chute on a mower, comprising:
- a wiper movable between a first, actuated position extending across the chute, and a second, unactuated position on a side of the chute;
- a door movable between a first, actuated position uncovering an opening in the bottom of the chute, and a second, unactuated position covering an opening in the bottom of the chute;
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- an operator control linked to the wiper and the door to move both the wiper and the door between their first, actuated positions and their second, unactuated positions.
A cleanout mechanism for a grass discharge and collection chute on a mower, comprising:
- a door pivotable downwardly from the chute to provide an opening in a bottom surface of the chute;
- a wiper pivotable rearwardly along the bottom surface of the chute toward a position adjacent the opening;
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- an operator control connected through linkages to the door and the wiper to pivot both of the door and the wiper while permitting continued operation of the mower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.