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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald F. Cotton, Andalusia, AL (US);
Assignee:
Bush Hog, L.L.C., Selma, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 3/447 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 3/447 ;
Abstract
A foliage mowing apparatus and mowing reel assemblies include a plurality of helically shaped blades which are mounted circumferentially with respect to each other. Each blade has a chevron-type junction or apex lying within a radially extending plain which is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the reel. Apexes of adjacent blades do not lie along the same radial plane. Instead, each apex is axially spaced from each of its adjacent apexes. With this structure, if a piece or blade of grass passes uncut through an apex area, a straight blade section follows immediately in order to cut or trim this piece or blade of grass.