Walk behind lawn mower with broadcast spreader attachment

In a walk behind segmented lawn mower device having a main housing, including rear wheels, a motor and a handle, and a second housing, including a rotatable cutting blade member and means for functionally linking said blade member to said motor, the improvement which comprises:

• a third interchangeable, detachable housing being a replacement for said second housing, said third housing including:
• front wheels attached to said third housing;
• means for spreading a material upon an area below said third housing, said spreader means including a hopper connected to said third housing, said hopper having an open top and an open bottom and having sidewalls, said hopper having means for permitting the flow of material therethrough, said hopper having means for controlling the rate of flow of material therethrough, said hopper having means for spreading material therefrom;
• means for functionally linking said spreading means to said motor;
• and
• means for mounting said third housing to said main housing.

A walk behind segmented interchangeable lawn mower and broadcast spreader device comprising:

• a main housing having a motor, rear wheels and a handle, said motor including means for functionally linking said motor to each of a rotatable cutting blade member and a rotatable spreading member, said main housing having means for mounting interchangeable, detachable second and third housings thereto;
• wherein said second interchangeable detachable housing includes:
• wheels attached to said second housing;
• castors;
• a rotatable cutting blade member;
• means for functionally linking said rotatable cutting blade member to said motor functional linking means;
• and
• means for mounting said second housing to said main housing;
• wherein said third interchangeable, detachable housing includes:
• wheels attached to said third housing;
• castors;
• means for spreading a material upon an area below said third housing, said spreader means including a hopper connected to said third housing, said hopper having an open top and an open bottom and having a plurality of sidewalls, each of said hopper sidewalls having an inward inclination toward an indented portion, said indented portion including a plurality of apertures capable of permitting the flow of a material therethrough, said hopper having means for controlling the rate of flow of material therethrough, said hopper having means for spreading material therefrom;
• means for functionally linking said spreading means to said motor functional linking means;
• and
• means for mounting said third housing to said main housing.