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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2003
Jeffrey B. Kallevig, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Randy L. Harris, Edina, MN (US);
Stephen A. Lanasa, Champlin, MN (US);
Jeffrey B. Kallevig, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Randy L. Harris, Edina, MN (US);
Stephen A. LaNasa, Champlin, MN (US);
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Abstract
A mower deck having a plurality of cutting blades carried within a cutting chamber and having a plurality of flow control baffles positioned within the cutting chamber including a first flow control baffle being movably connected to the mower deck. The first flow control baffle being selectively movable between a pair of orientations within the cutting chamber during a mowing operation. In a preferred embodiment, the first flow control baffle may be positioned between the pair of orientations without access to the cutting chamber.