Spreader assembly with surface-clearing blower
AssigneeMaster Manufacturing Co.
InventorsMark Glenn Bailey, Cole Daniel Bailey
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Abstract
A spreader assembly with surface-clearing blower includes a rotary or broadcast spreader mounted on a frame for distribution and deposition of granular material in an area proximate the spreader assembly, a blower also mounted on the frame and with one or more ducts or hoses for conveying forced air to a surface proximate the spreader assembly to be cleared of deposited material. Granular material may include seed, ice-melt compound or salt, or fertilizer or other lawn or garden amendment or additive. The frame is mounted on the powered drive unit of a walk-behind mower to replace the mower deck.
Claims20
A spreader assembly comprising:
- a mobile support element,
- a spreader attached to and conveyed by said support element, said spreader including a means for depositing granular material upon a surface proximate said support element, and
- means for directing a stream of air to a portion of said surface to substantially clear said surface of said deposited material.
A spreader assembly comprising:
- a mobile base,
- a powered drive unit for moving said base across a ground surface, said mobile base projecting from said drive unit,
- a spreader mounted to said base, and
- means for producing and directing a stream of air to a selected portion of said ground surface proximate said base to substantially clear said portion of debris.
A spreader assembly for spreading seed, fertilizer or pesticide granules, or other granular material upon a lawn, the assembly comprising:
- a spreader for distributing granular upon a lawn, said spreader mounted upon a rolling base,
- a blower mounted to said base for directing a flow of air generally downward and outward from said base, said flow having sufficient velocity and volume to remove a substantial portion of said granules from a selected area of said ground surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.