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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Irobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Shaan Patel, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Brian Doughty, Framingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/81 (2006.01); A01D 34/66 (2006.01); A01D 34/82 (2006.01); A01D 75/20 (2006.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/81 (2013.01); A01D 34/66 (2013.01); A01D 34/828 (2013.01); A01D 75/20 (2013.01); A01D 34/008 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An autonomous robot lawnmower includes a blade assembly including blades, a drive system to drive the blades through a cutting area having a cutting width, and a lateral blade guard including at least four bars spaced apart from one another by no less than 1 mm and no more than 15 mm. The at least four bars are positioned between the blades and a mowable area when the robot lawnmower is supported on the mowable area. The at least four bars extend across a portion of the cutting width and extending rearward and forward of the cutting area.