Process for making a drag shield for a power mower
AssigneeK. Jabat, Inc.
InventorStanley V. Kulkaski
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Abstract
A process for making a drag shield for a lawn mower includes forming from a rigid plastic material a relatively inflexible first end member adapted for secure attachment via a connecting element to an associated lawn mower deck, and a relatively inflexible second end member with a web portion extending therebetween for connecting the first and second end members. The web is formed from a rigid plastic material having a sufficiently thin and substantially uniform cross section for maintaining flexibility. The web and first and second end members are integral and provided in a single piece of rigid plastic material. The process further includes forming first and second layers of flexible plastic material on opposing sides of the web portion.
Claims20
A method for making a plastic hinge, comprising the steps of:
- forming from a rigid plastic material a relatively inflexible first end terminating member adapted for secure attachment via a pirotal structure to an associated structure;
- forming from said rigid plastic material a relatively inflexible second end terminating member;
- forming from said rigid plastic material a web between and connecting said first and second end terminating members;
- making said web thin enough to be flexible;
- forming a first layer of flexible plastic material on one side of said web;
- and
- forming a second layer of flexible plastic material on an opposite side to said one side of said web.
A method for making a drag shield for a lawn mower comprising the steps of:
- forming from a rigid plastic material a relatively inflexible first end member adapted for a secure mount to a deck of said lawn mower;
- forming from said rigid plastic material a relatively inflexible second end member, said second end member adapted for moving over varions contuors of the ground while being dragged on the ground behind said power mower;
- forming from said rigid plastic material a web between and connecting said first and second end members;
- making said web thin enough to be flexible;
- forming a first layer of flexible plastic material on one side of said web;
- and
- forming a second layer of flexible plastic material on an opposite side to said one side of said web.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.