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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2002
Shoso Ishimori, Sakai, JP;
Shoso Ishimori, Sakai, JP;
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A lawn mower for transmitting grass clippings cut by a mower unit () to a grass catcher () through a grass collecting duct (). The lawn mower includes a body frame (), and a bracket unit () attached to a rear of the body frame (). A gate frame () is provided for supporting the grass catcher () to be displaceable between a collecting posture with an opening of the grass catcher () opposed to the grass collecting duct (), and a discharging posture with the opening directed downward. The gate frame () defines first connecting areas () for enabling connection to a lift link mechanism () for vertically moving the gate frame () relative to the body frame (), and second connecting areas () for enabling direct connection to the bracket unit (). The first connecting areas () have connecting pins () connectable to distal ends of swing arms () of the lift link mechanism () used according to circumstances. The second connecting areas () have connecting bores () alignable with connecting bores () formed in the bracket unit ().