Grass treatment system and method
AssigneeMTD Products Inc
InventorsJohn Coleman, Darren Williams
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Abstract
A grass treatment system includes a first ground engaging rolling element, a second ground engaging rolling element, a comb having a leading edge including a plurality of comb teeth spaced apart at intervals, the comb is mounted between the first and second rolling elements and transversely to a direction of travel, a substantially cylindrical brush positioned above the comb and configured to engage at least a portion of a top surface of the comb, wherein the brush rotates relative to the comb to propel debris lifted from an area of turf grass by the comb.
Claims22
A grass treatment system, comprising
- a first ground engaging rolling element;
- a second ground engaging rolling element;
- a comb having a leading edge comprising a plurality of comb teeth spaced apart at intervals, wherein the comb is mounted between the first and second rolling elements and transversely to a direction of travel,
- a substantially cylindrical brush positioned above the comb and configured to engage at least a portion of a top surface of the comb, wherein the brush rotates relative to the comb to propel debris lifted from an area of turf grass by the comb.
A method of removing debris from an area of turf grass, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a grass treatment system, comprising (i) a first ground engaging rolling element, (ii) a second ground engaging rolling element, (iii) a comb having a leading edge comprising a plurality of comb teeth spaced apart at intervals, wherein the comb is mounted between the first and second rolling elements and transversely to a direction of travel, (iv) a substantially cylindrical brush positioned above the comb and configured to engage at least a portion of a top surface of the comb, wherein the brush rotates relative to the comb;
- positioning the grass treatment system closely adjacent a surface of the turf grass such that the comb may engage debris on and around the turf grass surface;
- moving the grass treatment system closely adjacent the turf grass surface so that, as the grass treatment system moves, (i) the comb engages the debris, and (ii) the rotating brush removes at least a portion of the debris from the top surface of the comb.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.