Harvesters – Cutting and catching – Catchers
Patent
1977-08-18
1979-11-06
Mancene, Louis G.
Harvesters
Cutting and catching
Catchers
563202, A01D 3522
Patent
active
041731115
ABSTRACT:
A grass catcher is mounted on the rear of the riding type mower to receive grass clippings from the mower unit. The grass catcher includes a bag suspended from a rectangular frame and a cover to keep the grass clippings within the bag. The cover is of a novel construction and includes a rearwardly disposed vent or louver extending rearwardly beyond the frame to which the grass-catcher bag is connected. The overhanging vent portion extends substantially the full transverse width of the grass-catcher bag and its supporting frame, and includes a downwardly facing discharge opening. A vertically disposed screen is mounted within the grass-catcher cover immediately forward of the downwardly facing discharge opening. The screen also extends substantially the full transverse width of the grass catcher and its supporting frame so that the grass clippings blown into the grass catcher will not escape with the air passing through the downwardly facing opening. The grass-catcher cover venting arrangement allows good exhaust of air from the grass catcher whereby resistance to movement of clippings from the mower into the grass catcher is minimized by minimizing the back pressure acting on the discharge tube of the mower. The cover has a pair of laterally spaced, downwardly facing recesses at its front for accommodating the discharge tubes of either right or left discharging mowers. A deflector is mounted within the grass catcher to deflect grass clippings from the lateral side thereof receiving same from the mower to the other lateral side of the grass catcher thereby achieving a relatively even filling of the receptacle.
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Allis-Chalmers Corporation
Hirsch Paul J.
Mancene Louis G.
Schwab Charles L.
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