Abstract: This invention relates to a collecting assembly for grass cuttings, clippings, various debris, etc. and it is designed primarily to be used in combination with a cutting machine. The cutting machine may be a riding mower or a push or walk behind type. A storage means including a removable container element for receiving the debris is arranged in fluid communication with a negative pressure source which may be a vacuum-type pump or impeller element disposed in fluid communication with the storage means to create a negative pressure therein. Conduit means interconnects the cutting deck or cutting area of the cutting machine with the storage means wherein the cutting area, conduit means, storage means and negative pressure source means are all arranged in fluid communication so as to substantially define a negative fluid flow pressure throughout the system. Fluid flow is accordingly directed from the cutting area along with the debris entrained in said fluid flow into the storage area.

Abstract: A cutting machine including a mobile housing having mounted thereon a cutting blade driven by a prime mover in the form of a motor or the like which also drives a source of fluid flow disposed in communicating relation with the cutting area defined by the operative positioning of the cutting blade such that the debris from the cut grass is forced into a collection container or the like which is disposable and removably mounted from the housing. The cutting blade is interconnected to a drive shaft by a cam element engaging the cutting blade in such a manner as to move it in an eccentric fashion relative to the longitudinal axis of the drive shaft but in a non-rotational direction relative thereto.