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US 5,873,223 AGranted
Grass cutting machinery
AssigneeRansomes, Sims & Jeffries Ltd.
InventorJamie Barker
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Abstract
Grass cutting machinery particularly suitable for mowing golf greens which are covered in early morning dew has an apparatus for preparing the grass in advance of the grass cutting blades. This relies on creating a flow of air around the dew covered grass to dislodge the dew from the grass. The flow of air can be effected by a blower, or suction.
Claims7
Grass cutting apparatus for cutting wet grass, comprising:
- a horizontally-extending grass cutting element;
- a fan which provides an ambient air flow through at least one nozzle, wherein said at least one nozzle directs air flow away from the cutting element in front of the grass cutting element to blow water from the grass prior to cutting.
Grass cutting apparatus for cutting wet grass, comprising:
- a horizontally extending grass cutting element;
- and
- at least one nozzle positioned in front of the cutting element;
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- a fan which creates by suction a flow of ambient air though the nozzle to dislodge and remove water droplets from the grass in front of the cutting element prior to cutting, so that the grass is cut and passes from the cutting element in a relatively dry state.
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