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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2015
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
John O. Hurst, Lakeville, MN (US);
Chris A. Wadzinski, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
John T. Gill, Savage, MN (US);
Daniel C. Johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Lee G. Macklem, New Hope, MN (US);
Mark W. Schulz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Charles A. Wood, Delano, MN (US);
THE TORO COMPANY, Bloomington, MN (US);
Abstract
A walk-behind is configurable in a grass catching mode, wherein a debris container is attached to the mower in a grass collecting configuration to permit the collection of grass clippings. The mower may further be configured such that the debris container is stored on the mower in a stowed configuration. The debris container may be partially or fully supported by a handle of the mower when in the stowed configuration.