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US 8,756,905 B2Granted
Edge guide for a mower
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsMark Stratford, Cavan Grey, Ian Maddison
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AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsMark Stratford, Cavan Grey, Ian Maddison
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A mower comprising an edge guide located adjacent an outer surface of a side wall and at least partially surrounding an opening. The edge guide comprises an inlet and is arranged to guide vegetation towards the opening. The edge guide defines a channel having at least one direction change between the inlet and the opening such that there is no line of sight between the inlet and the cutter element. By providing an edge guide having a convoluted path or channel, an opening in the side wall of the cutter housing can extend vertically up to the plane of the cutter element while still providing a radially-enclosed cutter element as required by safety regulations. Therefore, edge-located vegetation can be fed to the cutter in a more upright configuration for improved cutting.
A mower comprising a cutter housing arranged to enclose partially a cutter element having a cutting plane, the cutter housing comprising a side wall which extends below the cutting plane, the side wall having an opening formed therein which extends from a base of the side wall to at least the level of the cutting plane, the mower further comprising at least one edge guide located adjacent an outer surface of the side wall and at least partially surrounding the opening, the edge guide comprising an inlet and being arranged, in use, to guide vegetation towards the opening, wherein the edge guide defines a channel having at least one direction change between the inlet and the opening such that, in use, there is no line of sight between the inlet and the cutter element.
A mower comprising a cutter housing arranged to enclose partially a cutter element having a cutting plane, the cutter housing comprising a side wall which extends below the cutting plane, the side wall having an opening formed therein which extends from a base of the side wall to at least the level of the cutting plane;
A mower according to 6, wherein the edge guide comprises a plurality of inner walls located at an angle to one another to define the convoluted channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.