Patents by Inventor Allen R. Furnish

Allen R. Furnish 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).

  • Vegetation cutter/catcher
    Patent number: 6751871
    Abstract: A cutting blade (58) is secured to the lower end of a flexible drive shaft (18). Drive shaft (18) extends from the blade (58) upwardly through a tubular handle (12).The upper end of the drive shaft (18) is connected to the output of a drive motor (14). The cutting blade (58) is within a housing (10) having a bottom opening (64) and three lower side openings (72, 74, 76). A cutting blade (58) includes a pair of section vanes (104) which when the cutting blade 58) is rotating serve to pull air into the housing (10) through the lower sidewall openings (72, 74, 76). The moving air picks up the cuttings and moves them rearwardly into a cuttings bag (92) which is connected to and supported from a rear portion of the housing (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Inventor: Allen R. Furnish
  • Vegetation cutter/catcher
    Publication number: 20030051348
    Abstract: A cutting blade (58) is secured to the lower end of a flexible drive shaft (18). Drive shaft (18) extends from the blade (58) upwardly through a tubular handle (12).The upper end of the drive shaft (18) is connected to the output of a drive motor (14). The cutting blade (58) is within a housing (10) having a bottom opening (64) and three lower side openings (72, 74, 76). A cutting blade (58) includes a pair of section vanes (104) which when the cutting blade 58) is rotating serve to pull air into the housing (10) through the lower sidewall openings (72, 74, 76). The moving air picks up the cuttings and moves them rearwardly into a cuttings bag (92) which is connected to and supported from a rear portion of the housing (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventor: Allen R. Furnish