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US 4,282,704 AGranted
Filament trimmer mower with folding shield
AssigneeOutboard Marine Corporation
InventorMyron T. Stevens
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AssigneeOutboard Marine Corporation
InventorMyron T. Stevens
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Disclosed herein is a filament mower comprising a housing having a main portion with a depending wall and a housing extension movable between a generally horizontally outwardly extending guard position and a retracted position, which extension includes a first segment hinged to the housing main portion about a first axis extending transversely to the direction of intended mower movement for upward movement from the guard position, and a second segment hinged to the first segment about a second axis spaced from the first axis and extending transversely to the direction of intended mower movement for movement about the second axis in the rotary direction opposite to the direction of rotary movement of the first segment about the first axis. The mower also includes resilient means biasing the housing extension toward the guard position, a plurality of wheels supporting the housing, a filament head carried by and within the housing and including a filament string, and means on the housing for rotating the head.
A filament mower comprising a housing having a main portion including a depending wall and a housing extension movable between a generally horizontally outwardly extending guard position and a retracted position, said extension including a first segment hinged to said housing main portion about a first axis extending transversely to the direction of intended mower movement for upward movement from said guard position, and a second segment hinged to said first segment about a second axis spaced from said first axis and extending transversely to the direction of intended mower movement for movement about said second axis in the rotary direction opposite to the direction of rotary movement of said first segment about said first axis, resilient means biasing said housing extension toward said guard position, a plurality of wheels supporting said housing, a filament head carried by and within said housing and including a filament string, and means on said housing for rotating said head.
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