Lawn mower apparatus
First Claim
1. A programmed steering and cutting blade control apparatus for self-contained lawn mowers having steering control means and cutting blade control means comprising:
- a flexible elongated member;
actuating means disposed on an upper and lower surface of said flexible elongated member;
said actuating means embodying in code a predetermined series of steering and cutting blade commands;
a plurality of rotatable storage means for retaining said flexible elongated member;
actuator means disposed above and below said flexible elongated member for contacting actuating means thereon to read the coded commands thereon;
said actuator means being connected to the steering control means and cutting blade control means for operating those means in a manner dictated by the coded commands.
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Abstract
A programmed steering and cutting blade control apparatus for self-contained lawn mowers with a nylon tape having rectangular members disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the nylon tape which extends between two reels where the rectangular members actuate micro switches disposed below the nylon tape and actuate micro switches disposed above the nylon tape where such upper micro switches are connected to a plate which is reversible so as in one instance to reverse the plate and the micro switches are disposed away from the nylon tape and not actuated. Two lower micro switches actuate a turning wheel motor and a third micro switch actuates a brake. The upper micro switch actuates the cutting blades. The movement of the programmed nylon tape is synchronized with the movement of the drive wheels to ensure the self-contained lawn mower moves along the preplanned route.
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34 Claims
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1. A programmed steering and cutting blade control apparatus for self-contained lawn mowers having steering control means and cutting blade control means comprising:
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a flexible elongated member; actuating means disposed on an upper and lower surface of said flexible elongated member;
said actuating means embodying in code a predetermined series of steering and cutting blade commands;a plurality of rotatable storage means for retaining said flexible elongated member; actuator means disposed above and below said flexible elongated member for contacting actuating means thereon to read the coded commands thereon;
said actuator means being connected to the steering control means and cutting blade control means for operating those means in a manner dictated by the coded commands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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- 14. A programmed steering and cutting blade control apparatus for self-contained lawn mowers having steering control means comprising a flexible elongated member, actuating means disposed on a surface of said flexible elongated member, said actuating means embodying in code a predetermined series of steering commands, a plurality of rotatable storage means for retaining said flexible elongated member, actuator means disposed adjacent said flexible elongated member for contacting actuating means thereon to read the coded commands thereon, said actuator means being connected to the steering control means for operating said means in a manner dictated by the coded commands.
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25. A method of programmed steering and cutting blade control for self-contained lawn mowers comprising:
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disposing a first actuator means comprising a plate and a plurality of switch means with said switch means away from a flexible elongated member; rotating at substantially the same speed a plurality of storage means unreeling the flexible elongated member from a first storage means and reeling the flexible elongated member onto a second storage means; actuating a second actuator means by raised members fixed to a surface of said flexible elongated member, containing and selectively energizing a plurality of switch means;
said raised members being arranged to code a predetermined series of steering commands. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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Specification