| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 056194000 | CUTTING AND CATCHING | 33 |
| 20110131941 | Selective Harvester - The present application relates to selective harvesting of agricultural objects, such as asparagus spears. One described example relates to a harvester that includes at least one set of independently controllable cutter arm assemblies that rotate about a common axis to harvest individual asparagus spears. | 06-09-2011 |
| 056198000 | Rotating cutting reel | 8 |
| 056199000 | Catchers | 8 |
| 20080202089 | Riding-Type Mower Vehicle - A riding-type mower vehicle comprises a mower supported by a vehicle body; a grass collector configured to receive cut grass cut by the mower; a vehicle-side connector located at a rear position of the vehicle body and having a pair of inclined guide portions that face each other such that a distance between the inclined guide portions decreases toward lower portions of the inclined guide portions to open upwardly; and a collector-side connector provided to the grass collector to extend generally downwardly and having a pair of inclined guided portions whose distance from each other decreases toward lower portions of the inclined guided portions; wherein the collector-side connector is attached to the vehicle-side connector by inserting an inclined guided portion of the collector-side connector between the pair of inclined guide portions of the vehicle-side connector. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090025355 | Walk-type lawn mower and catcher frame apparatus - There are provided a catcher frame apparatus including a catcher frame and a catcher roller mounted to the front lower end of a catcher supporting unit of the catcher frame along the direction of the width of a machine body. The catcher frame is connected to the machine body so as to be capable of rotating about an axis of rotation extending along the direction of the width of the machine body, and the catcher supporting unit of the catcher frame is arranged in front of a lawn mowing unit, so that substantially the entire weight of lawn chips stored in a grass catcher supported by the catcher supporting unit is applied to the catcher roller. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090188230 | GRASS CATCHER MOUNTING DEVICE FOR REEL MOWER CUTTING UNIT - A grass catcher mounting device is provided for a reel mower cutting unit, including a pair of outwardly extending pivot rods on the left and right sides of the grass catcher, and a pair of slots in the side panels of the reel mower cutting unit receiving the pivot rods such that the grass catcher can pitch with respect to the reel mower cutting unit. The mounting device also includes a forwardly extending center support on which the grass catcher rests and which supports most of the weight of the grass catcher. The center support allows the grass catcher to pitch, roll and steer or yaw. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100037581 | LATCH MECHANISM FOR RETAINING GRASS CATCHER ON REEL MOWER CUTTING UNIT - A latch mechanism is disclosed that retains a grass catcher on a reel mower cutting unit. The latch mechanism includes a latch plate releasably holding a rod end of the grass catcher in a slot on the reel mower cutting unit. The latch plate pivots on a horizontal axis. A clip is fastened to the horizontal axis to lock the latch plate in either a locked position retaining the grass catcher or an unlocked position allowing removal of the grass catcher. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20140059997 | Reel Mower Grass Catcher Carrier - A reel mower grass catcher carrier includes a bail having side rods under the left and right sides of a grass catcher, a front link having an inverted U-shape and having connected to the left and right side rods and a central portion extending forwardly in front of the grass catcher, and a hanger extending forwardly over the grass catcher and connected to the central portion of the front link. The grass catcher can be installed or removed from the side of the carrier while the bail, front link and hanger stay connected together. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140215994 | REEL MOWER GRASS CATCHER CARRIER - A reel mower grass catcher carrier includes a bail having side rods under the left and right sides of a grass catcher, a front link having an inverted U-shape and having connected to the left and right side rods and a central portion extending on each side of the grass catcher, and a hanger extending forwardly over the grass catcher and connected to the central portion of the front link. The grass catcher can be installed or removed from the front of the carrier while the bail, front link and hanger stay connected together. | 08-07-2014 |
| 056200000 | Discharging | 2 |
| 20090308043 | Quick Switching Mechanism for Side Discharge Unit and Grass Chopper Unit of a Lawn Mower - The present disclosed invention relates to a quick switching mechanism for the side discharge unit and the chopper unit of a lawn mower: a side discharge unit and a chopper unit are mounted at the grass outlet on a cutting platform; wherein, the side discharge unit comprises a grass discharging gear shaft, a grass discharging hood mounted on the grass discharging gear shaft; the grass chopper unit comprises a grass chopping gear shaft, a grass chopping closing plate mounted on the grass chopping gear shaft; the small gear on the grass discharging gear shaft is engaged to the big gear on the grass chopping gear shaft; a guy wire is mounted on the cutting platform, and is connected to a rotary arm mounted on one end of the grass chopping gear shaft. In the invention, the current grass discharging hood is kept, and therefore the safety of grass discharging is not compromised; during the mowing process, when the mower runs into a place (e.g., a kerb, shrub, etc.) where the grass discharging process is difficult, the mower can be switched from grass discharging mode to grass chopping mode immediately; after the mower passes the place, it can be switched back to grass discharging mode quickly; if the mower runs into a narrow place (e.g., the space between two trees), the mower can be switching from wide discharging mode to narrow discharging mode immediately; the mower can be switched back quickly after it passes through the place. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100205924 | LAWNMOWER ASSEMBLY - A grass cutting assembly which is provided with a grass cutting unit with a rotor provided with a number of cutters for cooperation with a fixed blade, as well as a receptacle bin for grass cuttings. The receptacle bin has a fixed portion connected with the grass cutting unit and a partly cylindrically arcuate bottom portion which is pivotally connected to the fixed portion and is pivotal between a closed and an open emptying position. The pivotal axis of the bottom portion is horizontal and parallel with the axis of rotation of the rotor. | 08-19-2010 |
| 056202000 | Catchers | 24 |
| 20080264029 | Biodegradable grass and debris catcher - A biodegradable grass and debris catcher is attached to an exit chute of a lawn mower and garden vacuum/blower discharge chute to collect grass clippings and debris. The biodegradable grass and debris collector bag, containing grass clipping and debris, is composted or disposed of in a landfill without incorporating polymeric residue. The biodegradable grass and debris catcher has a plurality of layers, preferably three layers, of industrial strength paper. A plurality of air vent holes on side walls of the bag release discharged air while trapping grass clippings or debris. The industrial strength paper may be reinforced with biodegradable cotton fibers. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080307762 | Bagging Lawn Mower with Selective Mulch or Discharge Options - A multi-use lawn mower capable of operating as a mulching, side-discharge, or a bagging mower. The lawn mower ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090211215 | Grass Collecting Apparatus for Lawn Mower - A grass collecting apparatus for a lawn mower comprises a frame ( | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090260338 | CLEANOUT MECHANISM FOR GRASS DISCHARGE AND COLLECTION CHUTE - A cleanout mechanism is disclosed for a grass discharge and collection chute on a mower. The cleanout mechanism includes a door pivotable downwardly from the chute to provide an opening in a bottom surface of the chute, and a wiper pivotable rearwardly along the bottom surface of the chute toward a position adjacent the opening. An operator control is connected through linkages to the door and the wiper to pivot both of the door and the wiper while permitting continued operation of the mower. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090260339 | Grass Collector for a Mower - A grass collector adapted to be attached to a rear of a riding-type mower for receiving cut grass from a mower unit through a duct, the grass collector including a front container section having a rearwardly facing opening and adapted to be attached to the riding-type mower, the front container section carrying a first bottom plate having a substantially horizontal position. A rear container section is supported pivotably about a pivot point located in a rear upper region of the front container section and pivotable between a first position wherein the rear container section substantially covers the opening of the front container section and a second position pivoted from the first position to allow cut grass to fall, the rear container section having a second bottom plate having a substantially horizontal position. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090282797 | Lawn Mower with Grass Collecting Unit - A connecting mechanism ( | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090320433 | Mowed Grass Amount Detecting Apparatus for Grass Collection Container of Grass Mowing Machine - A mowed grass amount detecting apparatus for a grass collection container of a grass mowing machine is disclosed, into which container mowed grass mowed by a mower unit is charged through a conveying duct. The apparatus includes a pivotal sensor plate ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100107586 | GRASS CATCHER RETAINING DEVICE FOR REEL MOWER CUTTING UNIT - A grass catcher retaining device is disclosed for a reel mower cutting unit. The retaining device includes a central support ring on the grass catcher and removably fastened to a loop projecting forwardly from a lift arm for the reel mower cutting unit. The central support ring may be pivotably mounted to the top of the grass catcher, and may have a gate that is spring biased to the closed position to engage a wireform loop extending forwardly from the lift arm that supports the reel mower cutting unit. Additionally, a rod may extend horizontally from the sides of a grass catcher and may be pivotably attached to the reel mower cutting unit. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100139230 | POSITIVE GRASS COLLECTOR ATTACHMENT POSITIONING - A grass mower for cutting grass and collecting cut grass includes a main body, two handle brackets, a handle, a collector element, and two collector brackets. The main body is for cutting grass. The two handle brackets are oppositely mounted on lateral sides of the main body. The handle is coupled to the two handle brackets. The collector element is for collecting the cut grass. The collector element is defined by a frame, and the frame includes at least two limb elements located on substantially opposite sides of the collector element. The two collector brackets are respectively mounted to the two handle brackets and are configured to respectively accommodate the limb elements, wherein the collector element is mounted on the mower free from the handle. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100236208 | RECIRCULATING GRASS BAGGING APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Apparatuses and methods for separating grass clippings from air in a recirculating bagging apparatus for a lawnmower can include a grass-collecting compartment for collecting grass clippings discharged from a lawnmower and an air discharge channel in communication with and disposed below the grass-collecting compartment. The grass-collecting compartment can have a non-breathable bottom floor for receiving and supporting collected grass clippings. The air discharge channel can be adapted for passage of air discharged from a lawnmower through the grass-collecting compartment and out of the bagging apparatus. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110120072 | LAWN MOWER - In a lawn mower provided with a lawn mowing mechanism ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110173943 | EQUIPMENT FOR CUTTING, COLLECTING AND DYNAMIC PROCESSING OF GRASS - The present invention refers to an mowing equipment ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110197560 | Lawn Mower - A lawn mower is provided wherein mowed grass can be simply discharged from a mower device to the inside of a grass collector, turnover of a traveling body can be simply prevented, and the mowed grass in the grass collector can be simply discharged to a container etc. The lawn mower comprises a mower device mounted on a traveling body provided with right and left rear wheels, a grass collector for collecting the grass mowed by the mower device, a discharge duct for discharging the mowed grass from the mower device to an inside of the grass collector, and a lift mechanism having right and left fixed masts for supporting on the traveling body the grass collector to be lifted up and down. The grass collector is lifted by the lift mechanism to discharge the mowed grass in the grass collector. The lift mechanism is disposed within a width in the right and left directions of the grass collector, the discharge duct is disposed between the right and left fixed masts, and the discharge duct and the grass collector are connected through between the right and left fixed masts. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110239613 | LAWNMOWER - A lawnmower comprises a chassis having wheels (front wheels, a rear wheel) and capable of moving at least in a predetermined forward direction; a motor provided on the chassis, having a rotor, a stator and an output shaft and positioned with the axial line of the output shaft substantially vertical; a rotary blade connected to the output shaft; a handle arranged separated from the chassis; and a connecting piece (retractable pipes) connecting the chassis and the handle. The rotor comprises coil disks that have a plurality of annular coils arranged in a circumferential direction about the output shaft as viewed from the direction of the axial line of the output shaft. The stator comprises a magnetic flux generation mechanism that generates magnetic flux passing through the coil disks in the direction of the axial line of the output shaft. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110302899 | LAWN CARE APPARATUS - An apparatus, such as a lawnmower, includes a cutting device and a chassis for carrying the cutting device. The chassis includes a chassis body, at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel mounted on the chassis body. A handle is fixedly connected to the chassis and includes a handle body positioned above and behind the cutting device. The apparatus provides a stable support deck by having a body portion of the support deck extend rearwards and upwards from the front wheel to the handle body. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120198806 | LAWN DEBRIS COLLECTION ASSEMBLY - A lawn debris collection assembly comprising a bag and a plurality of eyelets disposed thereon. The bag comprises a front panel, a back panel, and two side panels for defining an interior portion of the bag. The bag further comprises a neck portion extending from an end portion of the bag. The neck portion is configured to removably secure to an exhaust portion of the garden tool to receive the lawn debris in the interior portion of the bag. Furthermore, the bag comprises a plurality of perforations configured on the front panel, the back panel and the two side panels of the bag for allowing air received from exhaust portion of the garden tool to escape from the bag while retaining the lawn debris in the interior portion of the bag. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130283750 | VACUUM PICKUP ATTACHMENT FOR RIDING LAWN MOWER - A vacuum pickup attachment for a riding lawn mower and method of using the attachment includes the vacuum pickup attachment being removably attached to the riding lawn mower for receiving lawn refuse. The vacuum pickup attachment has a first position where a mouth of the vacuum pickup attachment is disposed at a first elevated location that is out of the way of the free flow of material that is moving through an exit portal of a cutter deck away from rotating blades disposed under the cutter deck of the riding lawn mower. The vacuum pickup attachment has a second position where the mouth of the vacuum pickup attachment is disposed at a second elevated location that is in the path of the stream of material that is being ejected through the exit portal by the rotating blades disposed under the cutter deck. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140059998 | EXTERNALLY ADJUSTABLE BAGGING ATTACHMENT - 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. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140318096 | Active collection disposable lawn and leaf bag - Active collection disposable lawn and leaf bag is disclosed. Our invention makes disposing of grass and leaves a simple process of inserting a bag into a lawnmower bag and once the bag is full remove it (or removing the disposal bag from the connection device). Once removed you already have the grass and leaves for disposal in a bag for disposal. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140373499 | DOOR PROP IN A LAWN MOWER - A mower for cutting grass includes a platform with a motor located thereon. A door on the platform has a first position blocking a discharge and a second door position away from the discharge. A bag has an inlet that mates to a discharge. A support is connected to the platform and a door prop is movably mounted on the support. The door prop has a first position not in engagement with the door to permit the door to be in the first position and having a second position in which a segment of the door prop engages with the door to retain the door in the second position. A handle extends up from the platform. An operable member is mounted on the handle. A connector extends between the door prop and the operable member to transmit force to move the door prop. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150068182 | MATERIAL COLLECTION SYSTEM SENSOR - A material collection system sensor includes an ultrasonic sensor mounted in a collection container above a discharge chute from a lawn and garden tractor mower deck. The ultrasonic sensor provides data to an electronic control unit representing the distance between a material pile in the collection container and the ultrasonic sensor. The electronic control unit filters out data that fails to meet certain pre-specified criteria and correlates the distance data to a fill level of the collection container. A fill level indicator such as a visual display is connected to the electronic control unit and displays information about any fill level of the collection container. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20160249531 | GRASS COLLECTOR PREVENTING CLIPPINGS DISCHARED TO THE OUTSIDE | 09-01-2016 |
| 056203000 | Discharging | 2 |
| 20100175357 | ARRANGEMENT FOR HANDLING RECOVERED WASTE - A recovered waste processing arrangement is fitted in an independently movable power tool for maintaining the environment. The power tool includes at least one processing unit provided with a processing device. The processing unit is connected to the frame of the power tool. The arrangement includes: a chamber connected to the processing unit for receiving recovered waste from the processing device; a discharge aperture connected to the chamber; a transport duct, the first end of which is connected to a discharge aperture; a collecting tank connected to the power tool frame and to the second end of the transport duct; a first blower arranged between the processing unit chamber and the collecting tank, via which air and recovered waste carried along with air are sucked through the transport duct from the processing unit and blown into the collecting tank; and a second blower connected to the chamber by an air duct. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20150007546 | MATERIAL COLLECTION SYSTEM SENSOR - A material collection system sensor includes a paddle pivotably mounted to a tunnel on a collection container floor. The forward end of the paddle is adjacent a front of the collection container and the rearward end is adjacent a rear of the collection container. A switch mounted to the tunnel under the paddle has an actuator extending above the tunnel that is actuatable by downward pivotal movement of the paddle. A sensitivity adjuster attached to the tunnel under the paddle has a sensitivity adjustment knob outside the collection container which compresses or relaxes a spring extending upwardly against the paddle. | 01-08-2015 |
