Apparatus for cutting vegetation

Claim 1

IN A VEGETATION MOWER, THE COMBINATION OF FRAME MEANS, A PAIR OF SPACED APART REAR GROUND ENGAGING WHEELS FIXED TO AND PROJECTING BELOW SAID FRAME MEANS TO SUPPORT THE REAR PORTION OF THE MOWER, A WHEEL SUPPORT PROJECTING BELOW SAID FRAME MEANS FORWARD OF SAID REAR WHEELS COMPRISING A HOLLOW SHAFT MEMBER FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID FRAME MEANS, FRONT GROUND ENGAGING WHEEL MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID WHEEL SUPPORT, A BLADE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY MOUNTED FOR ROTATION ABOUT SAID WHEEL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY, SAID BLADE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY HAVING A LOWER PORTION EXTENDING IN SURROUNDING SPACED RELATION TO SAID FRONT WHEEL MEANS AND CARRYING LATERALLY PROJECTING CUTTING BLADES THEREON, SAID BLADE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FURTHER COMPRISING AN UPPER PULLEY DRIVE SECTION AND A LOWER DEPENDING SKIRT PORTION, SAID UPPER PULLEY DRIVE SECTION BEING SUPPORTED ON BEARINGS FOR ROTATION ABOUT SAID HOLLOW SHAFT MEMBER, A BLADE ENCLOSING HOUSING DETACHABLY COUPLED TO SAID FRAME, SAID HOUSING HAVING AN ARCUATE OUTLET CHUTE THEREIN DISPOSED TO COLLECT AND DIRECT CUTTINGS FROM THE REAR OF SAID HOUSING FORWARD OF SAID MOWER, POWER MEANS CARRIED ON SAID FRAME MEANS AND COOPERATING WITH SAID ASSEMBLY TO DRIVINGLY ROTATE SAID ASSEMBLY, SAID POWER MEANS INCLUDING A PULLEY BELT DRIVE COOPERATING WITH SAID PULLEY DRIVE SECTION, AND A MOTOR MEANS MOUNTED ON THE TOPSIDE OF SAID FRAME MEANS AND HAVING A DRIVE SHAFT EXTENDING TO THE UNDERSIDE THEREOF, A PULLEY CARRIED ON SAID DRIVE SHAFT, SAID PULLEY BELT DRIVE EXTENDING COOPERATIVELY BETWEEN SAID PULLEY AND SAID