Externally adjustable bagging attachment
AssigneeHusqvarna AB
InventorEric Canonge
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Abstract
A riding lawn care vehicle may include a rear discharge and a bagging attachment. The rear discharge may be disposed at a rear of the riding lawn care vehicle. The bagging attachment may be configured to attach to the rear of the riding lawn care vehicle to receive debris discharged via the rear discharge. The bagging attachment may include an adjustable member that is accessible by an operator external to the bagging attachment to enable adjustment of a pivot point of the bagging attachment relative to the rear of the riding lawn care vehicle.
Claims20
A riding lawn care vehicle comprising:
- a rear discharge disposed at a rear of the riding lawn care vehicle;
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- a bagging attachment configured to attach to the rear of the riding lawn care vehicle to receive debris discharged via the rear discharge, the bagging attachment including an adjustable member that is accessible by an operator external to the bagging attachment to enable fixing a pivot point of the bagging attachment in one of a plurality of positions by adjusting a position of the adjustable member in a fore or aft direction relative to the rear of the riding lawn care vehicle to adjust a fit between the bagging attachment and the riding lawn care vehicle.
An externally adjustable bagging attachment for a riding lawn care vehicle, the bagging attachment comprising:
- an adjustable member that is accessible by an operator external to the bagging attachment to enable fixing a pivot point of the bagging attachment in one of a plurality of positions by adjusting a position of the adjustable member in a fore or aft direction relative to a rear of a riding lawn care vehicle to which the bagging attachment is configured to be attachable to adjust a fit between the bagging attachment and the riding lawn care vehicle, the riding lawn care vehicle including a rear discharge disposed at the rear of the riding lawn care vehicle.
A lawn care vehicle comprising:
- a discharge configured for discharging debris received by the lawn care vehicle;
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- a bagging attachment configured to mate with a portion of the lawn care vehicle to receive debris from the discharge, the bagging attachment comprising:
- a bag portion configured to hold the debris received from the discharge;
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- an adjustable member that, when the bagging attachment is attached to the lawn care vehicle, is accessible by an operator external to the bagging attachment to enable fixing a pivot point of the bagging attachment in one of a plurality of positions by adjusting a position of the adjustable member in a fore or aft direction relative to the portion of the lawn care vehicle to adjust a fit between the bagging attachment and the lawn care vehicle;
- wherein the portion of the lawn care vehicle comprises a plate surrounding the discharge, and wherein the bagging attachment further comprises:
- a carriage assembly to which a bag frame of the bag portion slidably connects, wherein the adjustable member enables the operator to slide the bag frame relative to the carriage assembly in order to move the bag portion toward or away from the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.