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SHREDDER ADAPTOR

  • US 3,808,782 A
  • Filed: 05/21/1973
  • Issued: 05/07/1974
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1973
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. With a lawn mower having a frame supported by wheels and having a horizontal portion, a vertical drive shaft supported by a bearing mounted in an opening in said frame horizontal portion, a horizontal blade supported to and rotated by said drive shaft below said housing horizontal portion, and a prime mover connected to said drive shaft for the rotation thereof, said housing horizontal portion having an opening therein spaced from said shaft, an adapter for shredding organic matter such as leaves, grass cuttings, and twigs, comprising:

  • an adapter attachment member affixed to the upper surface of said housing horizontal portion surrounding said opening;

    an upwardly extending chute open at the top and bottom, the lower end of the chute being removably attachable to said adapter attachment means, the chute being adaptable to receive organic matter therein, the organic matter passing downwardly through said opening and into the mower below said frame horizontal portion; and

    lid means for closing said adapter attachment member when said chute is not attached.

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