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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2009
Katsuhiko Uemura, Osaka, JP;
Nobuyuki Yamashita, Osaka, JP;
Kazuaki Kurohara, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Nagai, Osaka, JP;
Katsuhiko Uemura, Osaka, JP;
Nobuyuki Yamashita, Osaka, JP;
Kazuaki Kurohara, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Nagai, Osaka, JP;
Kubota Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A grass collector adapted to be attached to a rear of a riding-type mower for receiving cut grass from a mower unit through a duct, the grass collector including a front container section having a rearwardly facing opening and adapted to be attached to the riding-type mower, the front container section carrying a first bottom plate having a substantially horizontal position. A rear container section is supported pivotably about a pivot point located in a rear upper region of the front container section and pivotable between a first position wherein the rear container section substantially covers the opening of the front container section and a second position pivoted from the first position to allow cut grass to fall, the rear container section having a second bottom plate having a substantially horizontal position.