Filament trimmer mower
AssigneeOutboard Marine Corporation
InventorsWilliam Fuelling, Jr., Carl E. Seyerle
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a filament mower comprising a housing including a generally horizontal top deck and a depending wall extending downwardly from the top deck and including an arcuate portion and a side wall portion, which arcuate portion has a generally common radius extending from a common center, and which side wall portion is radially spaced from the common center at a distance less than the common radius. The mower also includes a filament head carried by the housing for rotation within the housing, wheel means on the housing for supporting the housing for travel on the ground, and a handle connected to the housing.
Claims11
A filament mower comprising a housing including a generally horizontal top deck and a depending wall extending downwardly from said top deck and including an arcuate portion having a radius extending from a center, and a side wall portion extending generally parallel to the direction of intended movement of said mower and being radially spaced from said center at a distance less than said radius, said side wall portion including a lower edge with an upwardly extending cutout part having an upper edge, a filament head carried by said housing for rotation within said housing, a filament string carried by said head for rotation therewith in a plane located centrally between said upper and lower edges, said string having, when said head is rotatably driven, an effective radial length less than said radius and greater than said radial spacing of said side wall portion, wheel means on said housing for supporting said housing for travel on the ground, and a handle connected to said housing.
A filament mower comprising a housing including a generally horizontal top deck and a depending wall extending downwardly from said top deck and including front, rear, and side wall portions, said front and rear wall portions being arcuate and having a generally common radius extending from a common center, each of said front and rear wall portions having a lower edge having an upwardly extending cutout part, each of said side wall portions being spaced from said common center at a distance less than said common radius and having a lower edge with an upwardly extending cutout part, a prime mover mounted on the said top deck and including an output shaft extending through said top deck, a filament head carried by said output shaft for rotation within said housing, wheel means on said housing for supporting said housing for travel on the ground, and a handle connected to said housing.
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