Abstract The lawnmower is of the type that has a flat cylindrical housing over a set of rotating blades mounted on a vertical shaft which is driven by a motor carried on the housing. As the mower is moved over the grass, holding the cutter blades at a controlled clearance above the ground, the blades cut the grass to the corresponding height. The vertical shaft is provided with a friction disc mounted thereon for rotation in the housing space above the cutter blades, and a friction wheel is mounted on a horizontal shaft in a pivotal bearing sleeve supported on top of the housing so that the wheel may be spring pressed, through an opening in the housing, to hold the wheel in friction drive relation against said disc. A flexible drive shaft extends from the end of said horizontal shaft through a flexible casing having a rigid tubular handle portion at its outer end to serve as a handle for cutter head.
Inventors
👤 N Emery
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-29 05:37
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01D; A01D43/00; A01D43/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A power lawnmower having a hood which supports a drive shaft that drives cutter blades mounted thereon, an auxiliary hand tool, with flexible drive means therefor, operatively connected to said drive shaft, hanger means on said lawnmower for normally hanging said hand tool thereon when not in use, said flexible drive means comprising a friction disc mounted on said drive shaft within said hood, said hood having an opening in its upper portion, a friction wheel having a shaft, a bearing supporting said friction wheel shaft and being mounted pivotally on said hood for adjustment of said wheel against said friction disc, through said hood opening, for operation thereby when desired, and a flexible drive shaft extending between said wheel shaft and said hand tool.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A power lawnmower having a hood which supports a drive shaft that drives cutter blades mounted thereon, an auxiliary hand tool, with flexible drive means therefor, operatively connected to said drive shaft, hanger means on said lawnmower for normally hanging said hand tool thereon when not in use, said flexible drive means comprising a friction disc mounted on said drive shaft within said hood, said hood having an opening in its upper portion, a friction wheel having a shaft, a bearing supporting said friction wheel shaft and being mounted pivotally on said hood for adjustment of said wheel against said friction disc, through said hood opening, for operation thereby when desired, and a flexible drive shaft extending between said wheel shaft and said hand tool.