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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1996
Kubota Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A mower including a plurality of cutter blades is disclosed. The mower includes a housing accommodating the cutter blades. The housing includes a first a first side face defining a discharge opening for discharging grass clippings, a side panel formed at a second side face disposed on the opposite side to the first side face relative to a longitudinal center line of a vehicle body, and a front panel having a first front panel disposed on the side of said discharge opening, and a second front panel including a flat extension portion extending on the opposite side to the discharge opening. The flat extension portion extends substantially to a virtual line extending from an outer side end of a locus of revolution of the blade disposed adjacent the second side face in parallel with a traveling direction of the vehicle body.