The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Irobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Peter J. Lydon, Peabody, MA (US);
Brian W. Doughty, Framingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/82 (2006.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/81 (2006.01); A01D 34/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/828 (2013.01); A01D 34/008 (2013.01); A01D 34/66 (2013.01); A01D 34/81 (2013.01);
Abstract
An autonomous robot lawnmower includes a chassis, a drive supporting the chassis above a lawn and configured to maneuver the robot lawnmower about the lawn, and a motorized lawn cutting assembly including one or more blades. The robot lawnmower further includes a first blade guard movably mounted to a first lateral side of the chassis and extending from the chassis toward the lawn, and a second blade guard movably mounted to a second lateral side of the chassis and extending from the chassis toward the lawn.