Mower grass collecting and distributing
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1. A mower comprising a cutting unit and a collecting box for receiving and storing material cut by the cutting unit;
- wherein said collecting box has an outlet opening, discharge means selectively operable to discharge material from the box through said outlet opening and distribute it uniformly over the ground, and conveying means within said collecting box selectively operable to feed the received material towards said outlet opening.
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Abstract
A mower (100) has a collecting box (108,110;1) with the dual functions of collecting mown grass and distributing grass or other material over the ground. Thus the box has an outlet opening (12) which is closed or obstructed during grass collection. It may be an elongate opening which is obstructed by an elongate brush (2) or paddle (8) member which is rotatable when it is desired to discharge material. The box may have a mechanism such as a belt or other conveyor (10;11;12) for conveying material to the opening.
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1. A mower comprising a cutting unit and a collecting box for receiving and storing material cut by the cutting unit;
- wherein said collecting box has an outlet opening, discharge means selectively operable to discharge material from the box through said outlet opening and distribute it uniformly over the ground, and conveying means within said collecting box selectively operable to feed the received material towards said outlet opening.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of grass maintenance employing a mower comprising a cutting unit and a collecting box for receiving and storing material cut by the cutting unit;
- wherein said collecting box has an outlet opening and discharge means selectively operable to discharge material uniformly from the box through said outlet opening;
said method comprising a first step of passing said mower over a first area of grass while operating said cutting unit so that said grass is mown and grass cuttings are received and stored in said collecting box; and
a second step of passing said mower over a second area of grass, which is different from said first area, while operating said discharge means so that material cut from the first area and stored in said collecting box is discharged through said outlet opening and distributed uniformly over said second area of grass, said discharge means including conveying means within said collecting box operable to feed the received material toward the outlet opening, and said second step includes operating said conveying means to feed said material towards said outlet opening. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
- wherein said collecting box has an outlet opening and discharge means selectively operable to discharge material uniformly from the box through said outlet opening;
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