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US 5,706,639 AGranted
Belt mower
OwnerDonald Metzinventor
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A lawn mower includes an elongated forwardly open housing having an endless belt entrained therein about a pair of pulleys mounted at opposite ends of the housing. A plurality of C-shaped, channel-like cutting elements are mounted transversely on the outer surface of the belt to cut the lawn as the housing is moved across the lawn on a plurality of rollers. The housing is divided into a plurality of sections which are pivotally interconnected so that the housing sections may pivot relative to each other due to uneven ground. Guide members are provided within the housing to maintain the opposed reaches of the belt parallel to each other during such pivoting of the sections. The cutting elements may also be a plurality of wires embedded in the belt and extending outward from one side of the belt in the plane of the belt.
A mower comprising elongated forwardly open housing means, a pair of pulleys mounted in said housing means at opposite ends thereof for rotation about a pair of horizontally disposed axes respectively, an endless belt entrained about said pulleys, a plurality of cutting elements secured to said belt and drive means connected to at least one of said pulleys for driving said belt,
A mower comprising elongated, forwardly open housing means, a pair of pulleys mounted in said housing means at opposite ends thereof for rotation about a pair of horizontally disposed axes, respectively, an endless belt entrained about said pulleys, a plurality of cutting elements secured to said belt and extending forwardly of said housing, drive means connected to at least one of said pulleys for driving said belt and adjustable rotatable means connected to said housing for supporting said housing means on the ground for movement along the ground in spaced relation thereto, wherein said housing means is comprised of a plurality of sections and horizontally disposed pivot means pivotally interconnecting said sections whereby said sections may pivot relative to each other in response to uneven ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.