Patents by Inventor Eugene C. Carpenter

Eugene C. Carpenter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4054023
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lawn mower comprising a wheeled structure adapted for travel over the ground and a grass clipping collection apparatus including a grass catcher supporting frame supported by the structure and including an upper frame supporting a cover and a lower frame portion supporting an inner, disposable, air impervious, grass clipping collection bag, and an outer, flexible, air porous bag supported by the upper frame portion in position to enclose and additionally support the collection bag and including a flap facilitating removal of the collection bag from the lower frame portion and the outer bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1977
    Assignee: Outboard Marine Corporation
    Inventor: Eugene C. Carpenter
  • Patent number: 3961467
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rotary lawn mower including a grass collecting apparatus including a support, a frame adapted to releasably retain thereon a disposable grass collecting bag with the mouth thereof upwardly open, means pivotally mounting the frame on the support for movement between a bag retaining position wherein the frame is operative to removably retain thereon the grass collecting bag and a second position spaced from the bag retaining position so that movement of the frame from the bag retaining position to the second position is operable, when the bag is laden with clippings, to strip the bag from the frame, a chute having a discharge opening located adjacent to the upwardly open mouth of the bag for discharging grass clippings into the bag through the upwardly open mouth, a cover hinged to the support for movement between a closed position in covering relation to the open mouth of the bag and to the discharge opening and an open position affording access to the frame and to the discharge opening,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1976
    Assignee: Outboard Marine Corporation
    Inventor: Eugene C. Carpenter
  • Patent number: 3958401
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lawn mower comprising a wheeled structure adapted for travel over the ground and a grass clipping collection apparatus including a grass catcher supporting frame supported by the structure and including an upper frame supporting a cover and a lower frame portion supporting an inner, disposable, air impervious, grass clipping collection bag, and an outer, flexible, air porous bag supported by the upper frame portion in position to enclose and additionally support the collection bag and including a flap facilitating removal of the collection bag from the lower frame portion and the outer bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1976
    Assignee: Outboard Marine Corporation
    Inventor: Eugene C. Carpenter