Lawn mower cleaning device and method of making same
OwnerTim Krohninventor
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Abstract
A method of making a cleaning device and a cleaning device for removing residue from the underside of a lawn mower including a lateral extension having a mower alignment guide with the extension sufficient high so an operator can operate the controls from the seat of a riding lawn mower, with the lawn mower cleaning device including reinforced members that carry an elongated wash arm having stakes thereon that can be driven into the ground to secure the wash arm in position for driving over with a riding lawn mower, with the wash arm having a minimum of sufficiently small openings so that the area of the openings is smaller in relation to the size of the plenum so the wash arm functions as a plenum chamber to thereby generate high pressure jets of water for cleaning the underside of the lawn mower.
Claims10
A user-friendly underdeck lawn mower cleaning device for a lawn mower comprising:
- a generally elongated hollow member having a plenum chamber therein, said hollow member adaptable for positioning on a soil surface, said hollow member having a top side and a bottom side, said top side having a plurality of openings therein, said plurality of openings having a central axis that is substantially vertical when said bottom side is located on said soil surface, said plurality of openings of sufficient size and number adjustable to ensure that a plurality of water cleaning jets emerge from said hollow member, said hollow member having a first closed end, and a second end, said second end having an opening therein, said hollow member free of any base plate to enable said elongated hollow member to be placed directly on the ground to thereby enable one to drive a lawnmower over the hollow member without the use of a ramp cover;
- a lateral extension having an upright member, said upright member having a first end connected to said second end and extending upward from said top surface of said hollow member to form a mower guide;
- a valve connected to said lateral extension, said valve having an open condition to enable pressurized water to be directed into the hollow member and vertically upward through the plurality of openings and onto the underside of a lawn mower deck located over said top surface;
- a first stake located proximate said first end, said first stake fixedly secured to said first end to prevent rotation of said first end with respect to said first stake;
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- a second stake located proximate said second end, said second stake fixedly secured to said second end to prevent rotation of said second end with respect to said second stake, said first stake and said second stake operable for securing said hollow member to the soil surface in a condition that prevents rotation or displacement of said hollow member if a lawn mower is driven over said hollow member to enable a person to clean the underside of a lawn mower while the mower is running.
The method of making a lawn mower cleaning device from plastic pipe comprising:
- cutting a section of plastic pipe to a length which is greater than the length of a lawn mower deck to be cleaned to form a wash arm;
- securing a first tee having a stake to one end of the wash arm with a plastic pipe cement to enable said wash arm to be positioned along a soil surface and to prevent said wash arm from rotation with respect to said first tee;
- securing a second tee having a stake to the opposite end of the wash arm with additional plastic pipe cement to further prevent said wash arm from rotation with respect to the second tee;
- securing an alignment member to the second tee with the alignment member;
- securing a water valve to the alignment member with the water secured at sufficient height so that a person on a riding lawn mower can open or close the valve without having to get off the riding lawn mower;
- drilling plurality holes in a spaced condition along said section of pipe;
- directing water through the plastic pipe to observe the height of a water jet emerging from said plastic pipe;
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- drilling additional holes in said plastic pipe until the water jets emerging from said plastic pipe are sufficient height and sufficient spacing to ensure that a lawn mower blade located thereover can be cleaned of debris by said water jets and rotation of a lawn mower blade located under said lawn mower deck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.