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US 5,291,725 AGranted
Rotary mower blade
OwnerWesley C. Meinerdinginventor
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Abstract
A rotary lawn mower blade has a plurality of shredders with cutting edges affixed to the blade. The shredders provide additional cutting edges for fine shredding of vegetation. These shredders may be bolted, welded or cut out of the blade. A ridge is provided for aiding the grass clippings to drop to the ground.
Claims10
An improved rotary lawn mower blade adaptable to a power lawn mower comprising:
- (a) a plurality of shredders each having an inclined plate contiguous to the blade, said inclined plate being cut from the blade and bent upward to incline outwardly at an angle of about 60 degrees with respect to the surface of the blade;
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- (b) a front cutting edge of the inclined plate slanting at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to a line perpendicular to the blade surface at an intersecting line between the blade and the inclined plate.
An improved rotary lawn mower blade adaptable to a power lawn mower comprising:
- (a) a plurality of shredders each having a flat base and an inclined plate, said inclined plate being inclined outwardly at an angle of about 60 degrees with respect to the surface of the blade;
- (b) a front cutting edge of the inclined plate slanting backwards at an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to a line perpendicular surface of the blade, and at the base;
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- (c) an elongated ridge, near the rear edge of the blade and parallel thereto, to allow grass clippings to drop to the ground.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.