Collecting accessory for air supported lawn mower
OwnerDavid R. Almond, David Baggett +1inventors
InventorsDavid R. Almond, David Baggett, Colin Turner
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Abstract
A hover-type lawn mower being provided with a cover which fits over the shroud or housing for the rotatable blade. The cover is provided with openings so that the air flow therethrough forms an air cushion and also transports cut grass and leaves to a collecting area in the cover. The cover is further provided with releasable fastening means to the shroud, so that the cover can be removed when it is desired to empty the collected cut grass and leaves therein.
Claims7
In a hover-type lawn mower which when operative is supported by a cushion of air and is provided with a rotatable blade about a vertical axis, a fan wheel rotatable about said axis, a hood shrouding said fan wheel and blade, said hood being provided with a peripheral rim and having at least one opening for air to said air cushion, the improvement comprising:
- a cover, means releasably fastening said cover to said hood, said cover having at least one opening whereby an air stream created by said fan wheel passing through said opening picks up and transports cut grass, leaves and the like from the ground area to said cover before reaching said fan wheel, and which functions as a collecting chamber for said cut grass, leaves and the like, said air stream thereafter continuing into said fan wheel and thereafter into said air cushion.
In a hover-type lawn mower which when operative is supported by a cushion of air and is provided with a rotatable blade about a vertical axis, a fan wheel rotatable about said axis, a hood shrouding said fan wheel and blade, said hood being provided with a peripheral rim and having at least one opening for air to said air cushion, the improvement comprising:
- a cover, means releasably fastening said cover to said hood, said cover having at least one opening which is a nozzle opening, and at least one opening in the hood which communicates with said nozzle opening, the latter being located adjacent to said peripheral rim, and the communication between the nozzle opening and the hood opening forming a collecting chamber in said cover, and said air stream passing through said openings picks up and transports cut grass, leaves and the like from the ground area to said collecting chamber in said cover.
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