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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1999
David Sugden, Horicon, WI (US);
Kevin Boeck, Van Dyne, WI (US);
Todd R. Wanie, Horicon, WI (US);
James W. Hall, Princeton, WI (US);
Scag Power Equipment, Inc., Mayville, WI (US);
Abstract
A lawnmower includes a cutter assembly having a cutter deck and at least three cutter blades disposed respectively in first, second and third cutting zones within the cutter deck. The cutter blades are coupled to a power source by a power transmission assembly. A first opening is formed in one side of the cutter deck adjacent the second cutting zone and a closure member is removably mounted on the cutter deck for closing the first opening. A second opening is formed in the cutter deck adjacent the second cutting zone and a conduit is coupled at one end to the second opening and at its other end to a hopper for conducting grass clippings from the cutter assembly to the hopper. A plurality of baffles define portions of the first, second and third cutting zones and are configured to direct clippings from the first cutting zone to the third cutting zone and from the third cutting zone to the second cutting zone. One of the baffles is configured to be mounted over the second opening and is removable to communicate the conduit with the second cutting zone.