Harvesters – Cutting and catching – Catchers
Patent
1979-01-22
1980-07-29
Kinsey, Russell R.
Harvesters
Cutting and catching
Catchers
56 166, A01D 3522
Patent
active
042144248
ABSTRACT:
A rotary mower having an inverted housing with a discharge opening formed in the rear surface thereof, the opening having a cover plate which is hinged at the rear edge of the housing and biased into a normally closing position. The plate has a pair of integral arms projecting beyond the hinge at its lateral edges. A pair of parallel guide plates are secured to the housing in positions closely alongside the respective arms, the guide plates having angled but parallel slots extending forwardly and downwardly therein. A grass catcher is provided having a mouth dimensioned to receive the cover plate and including a support bar spaced horizontally above the mouth, the support bar, upon insertion into the slots, serving to engage the arms for progressively swinging of the cover plate into a horizontally extending position within the catcher. The arms are provided with radially facing notches complimentary to the bottoms of the respective slots for latching the bar captive with the catcher in its receiving position. A third arm is provided on the cover plate extending beyond the first two arms for purposes of manual release.
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Kinsey Russell R.
Leydig C. Frederick
Richter David J.
Roper Corporation
Voit Richard L.
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