Commercial leaf vacuum and mulcher apparatus
OwnerLucas W. Mayerinventor
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Abstract
An outdoor power device for the removal and mulching of large amounts of leaves and debris comprising a mulching chamber, mulching apparatus within the mulching chamber, an impeller fan within the mulching chamber; a motor operatively associated with the impeller fan; an adjustable, downwardly disposed pick-up chute associated with the impeller fan, said chute having a proximal end attached to the mulching chamber and an intake at a distal end of the tube; and a discharge tube at the top of the mulching chamber. The outdoor power device can be provided as a kit to convert a straw blower to a vacuum apparatus.
Claims11
An outdoor power device for the removal and mulching of debris, comprising:
- a housing;
- a discharge tube at the top of the housing;
- a mulching apparatus mounted within the housing;
- a motor mounted with the housing;
- an impeller fan operatively connected to the motor;
- and
- a pick-up chute operatively connected with the housing and impeller fan, the chute having an intake for receiving debris.
A kit for conversion of a straw blower into an outdoor power device for the removal and mulching of debris, the straw blower having a housing, a motor mounted within the housing, comprising:
- a discharge tube at the top of the housing;
- a mulching apparatus mounted within the housing;
- an impeller fan operatively connected to the motor;
- and
- a pick-up chute operatively connected with the housing and impeller fan, the chute having an intake for receiving debris.
A method for removal and mulching of debris with an outdoor power device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a housing;
- providing a discharge tube at the top of the housing;
- providing a mulching apparatus mounted within the housing;
- providing a motor mounted with the housing;
- providing an impeller fan operatively connected to the motor;
- and
- providing a pick-up chute operatively connected with the housing and impeller fan, the chute having an intake for receiving debris;
- creating a vacuum in the pick-up chute with the motor and impeller;
- vacuuming up debris with the pick-up chute;
- mulching the debris with the mulching apparatus;
- discharging the mulched debris with the discharge tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.