Patents by Inventor Roger A. McBride

Roger A. McBride 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).

  • Power washer for rotary mowers
    Patent number: 5189869
    Abstract: A rotary blade mowing machine having mechanism for washing the inner walls of the blade shroud thereof, wherein the shroud has a top deck and surrounding skirt depending therefrom to provide a blade cavity, wherein one or more drive shafts are provided within the cavity and at least one of which carries a rotary blade, at least one fluid slinger having a body provided with diverters extending generally radially outwardly therefrom, the slinger being affixed at its body to at least one of the shafts within the cavity at a position spaced from the cavity side of the deck, the diverters having surfaces on their cavity side contoured with respect to the general plane of the cavity side of the deck to provide at least one generally vertically oriented vector surface and, at least one chute surface having a fluid throw axis directed generally radially outwardly toward the skirt, the vector surface and the chute surface being adapted to direct, respectively, contacting wash fluid generally toward the deck and genera
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Inventors: Roby C. McBride, Roger A. McBride
  • Power washer for rotary mowers
    Patent number: 5094066
    Abstract: A washing device for a rotary blade mowing machine having a rotary blade shroud having a top deck and a depending surrounding skirt providing a generally circular blade cavity, a drive shaft extending substantially centrally through the deck into the cavity, and a rotary blade affixed to the shaft for rotation thereby, the device comprising, a fluid slinger having a body member affixed to the shaft at a position between the cavity side of the deck and the blade and spaced from the cavity side, a diverter on the body member extending generally radially therefrom, the diverter having surface portions on its cavity side contoured with respect to the general plane of the cavity side of the deck to provide vertically oriented vector surface portions adapted to force contacting wash fluid toward the deck cavity side upon rotation of the shaft, the diverter also being provided with chute surface portions having throw axes directed generally radially toward the shroud skirt, and at least one wash fluid port in the sh
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Inventors: Roby C. McBride, Roger A. McBride