Earth working – Lawn edger – With or convertible to non-earth working implement
Patent
1978-01-23
1979-11-27
Johnson, Richard J.
Earth working
Lawn edger
With or convertible to non-earth working implement
56 128, 416131, A01G 306
Patent
active
041756223
ABSTRACT:
In combination with a lawn edger device which is used to cut vegetation along the edge of a sidewalk or other similar hard surface, the edger having a housing which has mounted thereon a motor, the housing and motor being mounted on a wheel assembly for movement along the sidewalk or lawn, the motor causing rotation of a cutting blade, the improvement comprising the including of a fan device located adjacent to the cutting blade for the purpose of blowing shredded vegetation created by the cutting blades, the fan device to be rotatably driven by means of the motor, the fan device comprising a series of fan blades which are flexibly attached to a fan hub, the fan device comprising a series of fan blades which are flexibly attached to a fan hub, the fan hub being mounted on a driving shaft and capable of being moved in respect thereto, whereby because of the flexible mounting of the fan blades and the non-rigid connection between the fan hub and the fan driving shaft the fan is not capable of causing injury to the user during usage.
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Johnson Richard J.
Munro Jack C.
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