Rotary mower

Claim 1

IN A POWER MOWER OF THE TYPE HAVING A PAIR OF ROTARY CUTTERS WHICH ARE ROTATABLE ABOUT LATERALLY SPACED VERTICAL AXES, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID CUTTERS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS COMPRISING A PAIR OF IDENTICAL GEAR BOXES EACH HAVING A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING VERTICAL SHAFT CARRYING ONE OF SAID CUTTERS, EACH OF SAID GEAR BOXES ALSO HAVING A HORIZONTAL POWER INPUT SHAFT EXTENDING FROM THE BOX, A BASE SUPPORTING SAID GEAR BOXES WITH SAID INPUT SHAFTS PARALLEL TO ON ANOTHER BUT WITH THE RESPECTIVE ONES THEREOF EXTENDING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS FROM A PLANE PASSING THROUGH THE AXES OF THE TWO VERTICAL SHAFTS, A STAND POSITIONED ON THE BASE BETWEEN THE TWO GEAR BOXES, A HORIZONTAL MAIN DRIVE SHAFT CARRIED BY SAID STAND PARALLEL TO SAID INPUT SHAFTS, A CHAIN AND SPROCKET DRIVE COUPLING ONE OF SAID INPUT SHAFTS TO SAID MAIN SHAFT TO RECEIVE POWER THEREFROM, AND A SECOND CHAIN AND SPROCKET DRIVE COUPLING THE OTHER INPUT SHAFT TO SAID MAIN SHAFT TO RECEIVE POWER THEREFROM.