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SAFETY MOWER AND LEAF HARVESTER-MULCHER

  • US 3,706,189 A
  • Filed: 02/04/1972
  • Issued: 12/19/1972
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1972
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a combination lawnmower and leaf harvester-mulcher having a blade-housing comprising a deck and a skirt depending from the deck, a blade adapted to rotate within the housing about a vertical axis, a motor adapted to rotate the blade, wheels supporting the housing, and a handle attached to the housing, the improvement comprising:

  • the skirt being continuous around the blade, the deck having an upward facing exhaust aperture at a peripheral portion thereof, an upward deflector plate fixed at an angle above the blade at the exhaust aperture, an exhaust chute fixed above the exhaust aperture, and folding handle structure including a laterally sliding attachment to the deck, means for pivoting the handle forward outboard of the motor, and means for preventing the handle from sliding laterally.

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