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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:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Al Borling, Valley City, OH (US);
Axel Schaedler, North Royalton, OH (US);
Assignee:
MTD Products Inc, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ; A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56202 ; 56 147 ; 220334 ;
Abstract
A riding mower is provided with a grass collection bag located in the vertical space between the riding seat and the rotating blade. The seat is mounted on an exterior surface of a hood which encloses the bag during a grass cutting operation. The hood is moveable to permit access to the bag. The bag is equipped with a handle for easy removal from the mower body. The contents of the bag are emptied through the bottom of the bag. An air flow indicator signals an operator as to the need to empty the bag. A view window in the enclosing hood allows the operator to observe the indicator.