Harvesters – Motorized harvester – Having motor on ground-supported carrier
Patent
1994-09-30
1996-03-12
Novosad, Stephen J.
Harvesters
Motorized harvester
Having motor on ground-supported carrier
56 116, 56 137, 56 171, 56256, A01D 3443, A01D 3447, A01D 3456, A01D 3464
Patent
active
054976065
ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed an improved lawnmowing and edging apparatus wherein a generally conventional gasoline powered push mower or walk-behind mower is provided with an edger mounted on the front of the deck of the mower slightly outside of the track of one of the front wheels, the edger having a high speed rotating blade which lies in a vertical plane and which can be raised to an inoperative position or lowered to an operative position. The edger is provided with a very simple belt and pulley drive which causes the edger to be powered only in its lowered position and which derives its motive power from a power-take-off extending outward from the lawnmower engine substantially at right angles to the direction of travel of the mower. The power-take-off shaft is thereby substantially parallel to the shaft of the edger and a simple trouble free and safe power drive mechanism can be provided for the edger. The engine power-take-off preferably has a gear ratio to rotate at between 2/3 and 1/4 of the speed of the main vertical mowing blade shaft so that a single belt drive may readily provide adequate speed increase for the effective operation of the edger; the speed of the power-take-off shaft also makes it suitable, with speed reduction, to provide a drive for the lawnmower wheels if desired. The edger is provided with pivotally yieldable blades to minimize damage upon striking of rocks or other objects; the blades may be either metal or plastic.
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Keegan Robert R.
Novosad Stephen J.
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