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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
William T Arnold, Sutton West, CA;
Assignee:
Brouwer Turf Equipment Limited, Keswick, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56199 ; 56202 ; 56 166 ; 56-7 ;
Abstract
A grass collection system for a reel mower in which an auger extends across each reel. The part of the auger not facing the reel is enclosed by a shield, so the auger conveys cut grass laterally to one end of the mower, from which end the cut grass is conveyed through an air duct and impeller to a hopper. Where the duct connects to the auger shield, an extra opening is provided to entrain outside air, to maintain the flow of air past the auger shield outlet and thus reduce the likelihood of clogging.