Rear mounted grass catcher

Claim 1

In combination with a lawn mower housing of the type having a rearwardly extending handle and including a rear discharge opening, an upper wall and a hingedly mounted closure flap, said closure flap having a lever disposed above the upper wall for rotating the flap into an open condition in which the lever overlies the housing upper wall, a grass catcher and mounting assembly comprising: a. bracket means attached to the housing and including transversely spaced forwardly extending portions overlying the housing upper wall, b. a removable grass catcher including: 1. a fabric container having an opening at one end adapted to receive clippings through the discharge opening, 2. front mounting means including front framing means for said opening, said framing means including opposed side members and a transverse upper member spaced forwardly of said side members, said upper member having an intermediate portion disposed in operatively overlying relation with said flap lever and transversely spaced end portions disposed in operatively underlying relation with said bracket forwardly extending portions, said upper member intermediate portion providing an upwardly extending handle portion to facilitate installation of said catcher, and 3. rear mounting means at said other end attachable to the lawn mower handle in spaced relation from said lawn mower housing.