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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth A Hake, Tipton, KS (US);
Assignee:
Kent Manufacturing, Inc., Tipton, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56 116 ; 56 135 ;
Abstract
A mower apparatus includes multiple mowing sections each having a separate mower and each being interconnected with adjacent sections by hinge mechanisms. The mower sections are driven by a motor through a single endless belt reeved to be driven by the motor and to drive each of the mowers of the sections. The belt is configured in a unique manner such that as the belt crosses between adjacent hinged sections, the belt is run substantially parallel and in close proximity to the pivot axes of the hinge such that when the sections are pivoted relative to one another the belt does not substantially slacken or tighten.