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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Allen F. Swan, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Gary D. Hohnl, Slinger, WI (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/71 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/71 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mower deck grass collector chute includes an inlet connected to a side discharge opening in a mower deck, and a tubular portion that extends upwardly and rearwardly to an outlet. The inlet is positioned under the horizontal deck surface and has a curved surface extending forwardly under the mower deck around the perimeter of a first cutting chamber. A forward end of the curved surface may be in front of the first cutting chamber.