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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:
Mar. 13, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard A Heismann, Knoxville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
563202 ; 56255 ; 56 175 ;
Abstract
A mulching adapter for use in a rotary lawn mower having a blade housing including a grass discharge chute through which cut grass is adapted to be discharged. A grass mulching assembly is insertable through the discharge outlet into the discharge chute for blocking the discharge chute. The grass mulching assembly includes an inner portion defining a surface facing the rotary cutting blade and forming a generally continuous surface with the blade housing interior surface.