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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ben Quinton McMurtry, Dursley, GB;
Richard Dyke McMurtry, Bristol, GB;
David Roberts McMurtry, Wotton-Under-Edge, GB;
Assignee:
McMurtry Limited, Dursley, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56203 ; 56200 ; 56205 ; 111 11 ; 239650 ;
Abstract
A mower (100) has a collecting box (108,110;1) with the dual functions of collecting mown grass and distributing grass or other material over the ground. Thus the box has an outlet opening (12) which is closed or obstructed during grass collection. It may be an elongate opening which is obstructed by an elongate brush (2) or paddle (8) member which is rotatable when it is desired to discharge material. The box may have a mechanism such as a belt or other conveyor (10;11;12) for conveying material to the opening.