US 2026/0114366 A1Published application

Variable chute device for power mower

AssigneeSpeedtrap Chute LLC

InventorDaniel Geary

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Abstract

A variable chute device includes an elongated member and a deflection plate. The elongated member extends between the deflection plate and a passenger area and a power mower. The deflection plate includes a main body and an attachment portion. The attachment portion extends from the main body and movably couples the main body to a deck of the power mower. The main body is movable between a closed position, an open position, and a plurality of variably controlled partially-open positions by actuation of the elongated member. In the closed position, the main body extends across the opening of the chute to prevent grass clippings from exiting the chute through the opening, and in the plurality of variably controlled open partially-positions, the main body is spaced apart from the opening of the chute at varying gaps to control an amount of the grass clippings to exit the chute through the opening.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A chute device for a power mower, the power mower including a passenger area, a deck, and a chute extending from the deck, the chute including an opening through which the chute expels grass clippings away from the power mower, the chute device comprising:

a deflection plate having:
a main body having a deflection surface;
and
an attachment portion extending from the main body to movably couple the main body to the deck of the power mower, the attachment portion including:
a pair of coupling flanges extending transversely to the main body and coupled to the deck of the power mower to pivotally couple the main body to the deck of the power mower, and
a flange member that extends between the pair of coupling flanges,
wherein the main body is movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein, in the closed position, the main body extends across the opening of the chute to prevent grass clippings from exiting the chute through the opening, and in the open position, the main body is spaced apart from the opening of the chute such that a portion of the attachment portion or the main body rests on the exterior surface of the deck and a bottommost edge of the main body is positioned above the deck in a vertical direction.

4 more elements

A power mower having a chute device, a deck positioned above one or more power mower blades in a power mower vertical direction, a chute extending from the deck, the chute having an opening, the chute is configured to expel grass clippings through the opening away from the power mower, and a passenger area, the chute device comprising:

a deflection plate including:
a main body having a deflection surface and a periphery extending around the deflection surface;
and
an attachment portion extending from the periphery of the main body to movably couple the main body to the deck of the power mower, the attachment portion including:
a pair of coupling flanges extending transversely to the main body and coupled to the deck of the power mower to pivotally couple the main body to the deck of the power mower, each of the pair of coupling flanges having an extension portion that extends in parallel with the main body and a coupling portion that extends transversely to the extension portion, and
a flange member that extends between the pair of coupling flanges, the flange member extends transversely to the main body and the pair of coupling flanges,
wherein the main body is movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein, in the closed position, the main body extends across the opening of the chute to prevent grass clippings from exiting the chute through the opening, and in the open position, the main body is spaced apart from the opening of the chute such that a bottommost edge of the main body is positioned above the deck in a vertical direction.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 19/432,379Filed 24 Dec 2025
Priority: 4 Jun 2021
Published: 30 Apr 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

A01D 34/71
Having cutters rotating about a vertical axis: with means for discharging mown material
A01D 34/667
With two or more cutters: means for directing the cut crop
A01D 2101/00
Lawn-mowers
A01D
Harvesting

Family

Application63/196,803Us provisional application · filed 4 Jun 2021
Application17/831,735Continuation · filed 3 Jun 2022
Application19/432,379Continuation
US 12,527,253 B2Related patent
US 2022/0386525 A1Published application
US 2026/0114366 A1This patent

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