Abstract: An attachment to a rotary type lawn mower by which the mower can be used as a lawn cart. The attachment consists of a tray-like shelf attachable to the mower handle and axles to support the shelf above the motor of the mower.

Abstract: A mower including a plurality of cutter blades is disclosed. The mower includes a housing accommodating the cutter blades. The housing includes a first a first side face defining a discharge opening for discharging grass clippings, a side panel formed at a second side face disposed on the opposite side to the first side face relative to a longitudinal center line of a vehicle body, and a front panel having a first front panel disposed on the side of said discharge opening, and a second front panel including a flat extension portion extending on the opposite side to the discharge opening. The flat extension portion extends substantially to a virtual line extending from an outer side end of a locus of revolution of the blade disposed adjacent the second side face in parallel with a traveling direction of the vehicle body.

Abstract: An electric lawnmower cable supporting device including a mower handle clamp adapted for securement to a U-shaped handle of a lawnmower. An adjustment clamp is secured to the mower handle clamp. An arm portion is secured to the adjustment clamp for extending over the head of a person operating the lawnmower to extend an extension cord freely over the user's head.

Abstract: A replacement cutting head for a bump head cutter of a string trimmer which replacement head can also be utilized as a blade assembly replacement for a power lawn mower. The cutting head is conventionally attached to the drive shaft of the tool, and it features a whirling disk having a plurality of heavy gauge flexible members attached thereto. These members extend outwardly due to centrifugal force upon actuation of the tool and which due to the high rotational speed of the cutting head, cut through plants of all kinds.

Abstract: An interactive braking system for an electric mower is comprised of an directional control that is connected to a cam follower that, in turn, engages a brake lever. A linkage system connects the brake lever to a brake caliper assembly which is operable to engage a disc connected to an input shaft of a transaxle of a riding mower. The interactive braking system is designed to allow the operator to optimize control of the mower during slow speed operation, for example, when traversing the crown of a green or going down a hill. During these conditions, the directional control can be articulated to a slow speed position thus proportionally engaging the brake assembly. Increased braking force is realized the closer the directional control approaches the neutral position, i.e., zero throttle. The interactive braking system provides for enhanced control of the mower during slow speed operation of both forward and rearward movement of the mower.

Abstract: An aerator apparatus, having retractable penetrating blade members, for attachment to lawnmowers is shown. The aerator apparatus includes a support disc affixed to the face of a lawnmower wheel with a pivot disc pivotally connected thereto. Sandwiched between the support disc and the pivot disc are a number of blades which are pivotally mounted to the support disc. The pivot disc includes fixed tracking pins which slideably reside in slots in the support disc in the blades. When the pivot disc is rotated clockwise about the central pivot pin, the blades are urged outward into an open position via a slot and fixed pin arrangement. The pivot disc can be locked relative to the support disc to secure the position of the blades.

Abstract: A lightweight mower mounted on three caster wheels, having locking pins by which the two front casters may be locked in a straight line position, parallel to the handle, rendering the unit a conventional straight line mower, an extendable handle which will also rotate to the front of the mower, by means of a specially designed handle bracket, which will, when combined with the free wheeling rotation of the caster wheels in the unlocked position, create a free wheeling mower which will move in the direction of applied force, with additional reach which will allow the operator to mow downhill from himself, while pulling the mower in a lateral pattern.

Abstract: The lawn mower cleaning device includes a base portion having a front portion, a rear portion, and two opposing side portions extending between the front and rear portions. A spraying member extends between the front and rear portions. The spraying member has a plurality of spaced orifices arranged in three rows facing outward from the member. A hose coupler is in fluid connection to the front portion of the device so that fluid can flow from the front portion, through the side portions and rear portion, through the spraying member, and then out through the orifices. A handle is further provided within the front portion for easy handling of the device. The device is manufactured by laminating two sheets of plastic together, such that when coupled together, the sheets form a passageway therein whereby fluid can flow.

Abstract: A U-shaped handle assembly for an outdoor power equipment unit, such as a lawn mower, comprises two, transversely spaced, upwardly extending handle tubes which are pivotally connected to the housing of the unit adjacent their lower ends. A pair of handle retention brackets mounted on the housing of the unit coact with the handle tube lower ends to define a plurality of adjusted positions of the handle assembly on the unit. These positions comprise a first adjusted position in which the handle assembly is locked to define a normal operational position of the handle assembly, a second adjusted position in which the handle is held by a detent to define a storage position extending vertically upwardly from the housing, and a third adjusted potion in which the handle is held by abutment with a shoulder to define an additional storage position in which the handle assembly extends forwardly on the housing.

Abstract: A dolly for portable weed cutters according to the present invention includes a frame provided with upper and lower clamp members for engagement with a handle bar of a conventional portable weed cutter for detachably securing the weed cutter to the dolly. A lower portion of the frame includes a pair of symmetrical lower frame members each having a lower end rotatably mounted on an axle extending transversely between and rotatably mounting a pair of wheels. An upper end of each of the lower frame members is secured to the lower clamp member by virtue of a fastener extending through a selected one of a plurality of apertures provided in a body portion of the lower clamp member such that the lower clamp member is selectively securable in pivotally and linearly adjustable position. The upper clamp member includes a body portion pivotally connected to the upper frame portion.

Abstract: The improved battery-powered lawnmower includes a safety key that is automatically removed when the removable battery is removed, while at the same time blocking the battery recharger receptacle. The lawnmower also includes a control circuit that shuts off the lawnmower upon the occurrence of one or more of several predetermined conditions, including low battery voltage, the encountering of heavy grass for a period of 3 seconds or more, and high motor current that may occur when the cutting blade is jammed. The cutting blade is designed to move through any debris accumulated between the blade ends and the housing sidewall without sacrificing the lift for needed cutting and mulching. The invention also includes a unique height adjustment assembly for adjusting the height of the chassis, a handle attachment that allows the handle to be positively tightened to the lawnmower chassis, and a telescoping groove for the battery's quick connect/disconnect terminals.

Abstract: A clearing apparatus comprising a clearing device for use in clearing operations, a carriage to which the clearing device is mounted for the carriage to support the clearing device during use, and a handle for use in guiding the apparatus during use. The clearing device comprises an elongated support member, a clearing head mounted at a leading end of the support member, a power unit mounted at a trailing end of the support member, and a drive connection for connecting the power unit to the clearing head. The carriage comprises a frame, a single support wheel having a wheel axis about which the support wheel is rotatably mounted on the frame to support the frame during use, and a pivot mount mounting the clearing device to the frame such that the clearing apparatus can be supported proximate its center of gravity on the support wheel during use.

Abstract: A trimmer apparatus comprising a trimmer device for use in trimming and edging operations, a carriage to which the trimmer device is mounted to support the trimmer device during use, and a handle for use in guiding the apparatus during use. The trimmer device comprises an elongated support shaft, a power unit mounted at a trailing end of the shaft, a trimmer head mounted at a leading end of the shaft, and a drive connection for connecting the power unit to the trimmer head. The trimmer head has a trimmer blade to operate in a blade plane. The trimmer device has a swivel connection to allow the trimmer head to be swiveled between a trimming position where the blade plane is generally parallel to a support surface supporting material to be trimmed during use, and an edging position where the blade plane is generally at right angles to such a support surface during use. The carriage comprises a frame, and a single support wheel rotatably mounted on the frame to support the frame during use.

Abstract: A zero-turning-radius power lawn mower for operation by a standing-occupant includes first and second independently driven and controlled rear drive wheels mounted on separate drive axles. A riding platform for supporting the standing-occupant or operator is located between the first and second rear drive wheels. The rear drive wheels are independently driveable in both the forward and reverse directions at variable speeds so as to allow for substantially zero-radius-turning of the mower about a central turning point. The riding platform is positioned at this turning point so that the standing-occupant remains substantially unaffected by centrifugal force created during approximate zero-radius-turning of the mower thereby allowing the mower to take such turns at higher speeds.

Abstract: A traction control device for a lawn mower comprising a pair of lawn gripping assemblies. A facility is for mounting each lawn gripping assembly onto a side of each rear wheel of the lawn mower, so as to prevent the lawn mower from sliding down a steep sloped grade, when cutting grass across it on a lawn.

Abstract: A zero-turning-radius power lawn mower for operation by a standing-occupant includes first and second independently driven and controlled rear drive wheels mounted on separate drive axles. A riding platform for supporting the standing-occupant or operator is located between the first and second rear drive wheels. The rear drive wheels are independently driveable in both the forward and reverse directions at variable speeds so as to allow for substantially zero-radius-turning of the mower about a central turning point. The riding platform is positioned at this turning point so that the standing-occupant remains substantially unaffected by centrifugal force created during approximate zero-radius-turning of the mower thereby allowing the mower to take such turns at higher speeds.

Abstract: This invention provides a strut apparatus for supporting the head portion of a weed and grass cutting trimmer in a generally horizontal mode. The trimmer includes an elongated tubular member providing a handle. The support apparatus principally comprises a two-part telescoping strut in which a compression spring interposed between the telescoping members substantially supports the mass of the trimmer when the depending end portion of the strut is in contact with the surface of the earth and the trimming head is positioned at a predetermined distance from the surface of the earth. The trimmer is controlled in its weed trimming function by a user grasping the handle.

Abstract: A stabilizing roller for a line trimmer device that includes a housing with a cylindrical bore for receiving and mating with a ball roller. The lower end of the housing is open to allow the ball to contact the ground while in operation. The ball is maintained in the housing on the lower end using either an integral lip or a removable retaining plate. The upper end of the housing is closed with a cap designed to mate with the ball during operation. Thus, the ball is free to roll. The housing is connected to a line trimmer device by either a bolt attached to the head of the line trimmer device or a frame and attachment means connected to the extension arm of the line trimmer device.

Abstract: An improved handle-to-deck coupling arrangement for a lawn mower. The coupling arrangement is provided in part by a lawn mower handle having a pair of curved distal end portions. The distal ends portions fit within a pair of channels integrally formed in a deck of the lawn mower. The end-most portions of each distal portion of the handle fit within sockets formed in a lower-most portion of the deck. This coupling arrangement serves to spread out stresses experienced by the deck over a larger area of the deck when pushing or lifting forces are exerted on the handle member by an operator. In a preferred embodiment, an anchor-type fastening assembly is included. The anchor-type fastening assembly is associated with at least one of the sockets and provides a plurality of arm portions which fit within an interior area of the end-most portion of the handle member once the end-most portion is inserted in the socket.

Abstract: A support for a line trimmer features a rotatable sphere held by a set of tines that allows for free rotation of the sphere in any direction. A line orientation indicator is also used to indicate the position of the rotation line of the line trimmer with respect to horizontal. The support is attached to the trimmer with a set of telescoping tubes that allow for easy adjustment of the height of the cut of the trimmer. A trimmer securing device allows for easy and quick attachment of the support and line orientation indicator to the line trimmer.

Abstract: A mower unit includes a housing having a skirt portion extending toward the ground, and a covering wall surrounding a plurality of grass cutting blades to define spaces for mulching treatment. The covering wall includes peripheral wall members each curved along a locus of revolution of the blade and spaced from the skirt portion. The peripheral wall member includes a vertical portion descending toward the ground. The vertical portion and the skirt portion have lower ends thereof substantially at the same height over the ground. The blades are arranged transversely of the mower unit. The peripheral wall members are in the form of independent annular wall members provided for the blades, respectively. The annular wall members define spaces for mulching treatment substantially independent of one another.

Abstract: A lever (10) is fastened by its bottom end to a lawnmower handle with connector (14) and clamp (12). It also has fastened to it, about one quarter of the way from the bottom end, another connector (14) which is fastened to the two lower ends of said mower handle in such a way that when lever (10) is pulled, pressure is transmitted to said handle ends, either squeezing them together or forcing them apart. This action causes said handle to become disengaged from the mower frame. Said handle can then be raised to the vertical position for storage.

Abstract: A mowing apparatus is provided by a reel-type or rotary mower towed by a vehicle, such as a bicycle, by a draw bar adapted to mount onto existing mower brackets and onto the vehicle by a connector that mounts to a frame element of the vehicle. The draw bar includes a resilient element that preferably permits flexing relative to the vehicle so that the mower articulates relative to the vehicle and so that a normal load force may be applied to the mower. The connector is preferably adjustable to allow selective variance in the load force applied. The draw bar may be a single arcuate piece utilizing a spring as the resilient element. Alternatively, the draw bar may be one or a pair of stiff, yet resilient arms. A guard portion may be provided as an extension of the draw bar or as an auxiliary piece, and a grass shield may be employed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lawn mower driven by at least one permanently excited d.c. motor that is supplied with power from a battery on the lawn mower. In order to prevent the lawn mower from being restricted to one surface during mowing and make it easily adaptable to various surfaces and easy to handle, the battery can be quickly and easily electrically disconnected from the lawn mower, removed, and replaced by the operator.

Abstract: A convertible sulky is interchangeable between stand-up and sit-down configurations so as to allow a mower operator to operate the mower from either a standing or seated position behind the mower. The convertible sulky comprises an H-shaped support wheelbase frame, to opposite legs of which a pair of wheel-mounting columns are affixed. Attached to the H-shaped support wheelbase frame member is a T-shaped mower attachment frame, having a central leg, an upper end of which is inclined forwardly H-shaped support wheelbase frame for attachment with the rear of the mower, by means of a ball-hitch fixture. A pair of generally L-shaped foot plates are secured to the frame structure formed by the T-shaped mower attachment frame and the H-shaped support wheelbase frame.

Abstract: A hand-held edger is disclosed which is so constructed that the lower portions of the gear box and the safety cover member are prevented from directly scraping against the ground during trimming operation to enable abrasion thereof to be avoided, and that tendency to be caught by lawn grasses and liability to wobble are extremely reduced to enable improved operational properties to be attained. The hand-held edger comprises a supporting rod 14 one end of which is connected to a prime mover, a gear box 20 connected to the other end of said supporting rod 14, a rotary blade 22 which is driven by power transmitted from said prime mover via said gear box 20, a safety cover member 12 which covers said rotary blade 22, and a traveling wheel 17 journal-supported by a rear portion 12b behind said gear box 20, wherein a ring-shaped traveling auxiliary wheel 30 is rotatably mounted over the circumference of said gear box 20.

Abstract: Improved machines and devices for thatching lawns (thatch meaning grass blades, leaf fragments and particles, weed fragments and particles and the like that collect around and at the bases of blades of grass and the other plants that make up a lawn); a new leaf and thatch raking device employing novel principles of operation and apparatus and structural features whereby to carry out the leaf and thatch raking task most efficiently; devices which (1) not only "reverse rake" a lawn, thereby to effectively pick up thatch, debris, leaf fragments and leaves, while (2) still further taking or forcing the said raked up material into and through a pulverizing or mulching zone and (3) then passing the processed lawn debris material from said zone into a storage container; an integrated leaf raking and thatching system involving highly efficient raking, highly efficient transport of raked materials from the raking zone, direct passage of the said raked material into a comminuting zone of great effectiveness and efficie

Abstract: An angle gear drive for a portable lawn care implement including first and second housing portions molded to net shape. First and second housing portions support an input shaft having a bevel gear and an output shaft having a mating bevel gear. The assembled housing portions include annular ribs for locating and restraining the input and output shafts so that the bevel gears are securely enclosed in a sealed gear cavity. The gear cavity is sealed by an anaerobic sealant. Grease is supplied to the sealed gear cavity through an axial lubrication bore formed in the input shaft along the axis of the input shaft.

Abstract: A rotary weed cutter or trimmer establishes two cone shaped guard volumes about the drive shaft to prevent weeds or vines, whether cut or uncut, from wrapping around the shaft during operations. A motor-driven weed cutting machine drives a main filament spool mounted on the drive shaft. When the spool is rotated at high speed by the motor the filaments create a conventional cutting plane. An auxiliary spool is employed to create a guard zone comprising two cone shaped guard volumes coaxial with the drive shaft. The auxiliary spool is mounted on the shaft between the main spool and the frame of the machine. The hub of the auxiliary spool defines a central orifice to accommodate the shaft. An upper disk and a lower disk extend from the hub. A plurality of holes are drilled about the periphery of the disks. Cutting line or braided wire is disposed through the holes. Each of the bitter ends of the line or wire are left unanchored to provide cutting action in the vicinity of the shaft.

Abstract: A conventional four wheeled lawn motor carriage having a vertically mounted electric motor with flexible cutting, lines attached to the bottom end of the motor axial drive shaft. A Hand lever is attached to the electric motor enabling the electric motor to rotate from a vertical position to a transverse horizontal position wherein the flexible cutting lines rotate in a vertical plane parallel to and outside of the carriage.

Abstract: A walk-behind power driven lawn mower having a front wheel steering system including a control mounted on the mower handle and a linkage system interconnecting the control and the front wheels of the mower so that in operation the mower may be steered to the right or left by the operator as the grass cutting operation proceeds. The control includes a lever for controlling the drive transmission to the rear wheels. Also disclosed is a locking tab attached to a pivoting wheel drive actuation handle which lockingly engages an operator presence bar in engagement when said wheel drive actuation handle is in engagement.

Abstract: A line trimmer is converted to a lawn trimmer/mower so that it can be used to mow areas of grass like a conventional mower; however, the line trimmer retains its functionality as a line trimmer and edger. The conversion device is a wheeled platform that holds the cutting assembly at a specified height above a lawn. The platform has an opening in its forward portion for the intake of grass and weeds and the exhaust of clippings. The opening also serves the functions of allowing the user to see the cutting line to determine when more should be advanced, allowing the line trimmer to be moved next to objects in a lawn for trimming weeds and grass, and allowing the line trimmer to be rotated to a horizontal orientation where edging can be performed. The wheels are preferably multidirectional so that the line trimmer can be swept across the lawn in a semi-circular pattern. Locking mechanisms associated with the wheels allow the sweeping motion to be performed more comfortably and quickly.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for harvesting seed which includes a frame and a housing defining a seed box and having a rotary brush mounted on a forward portion thereof which is connected to link bars which are in turn connected to the frame. Corresponding pairs of link bars are attached between the frame and housing on opposite sides of the apparatus, the link bars on each side being substantially parallel to each other. Means are provided for varying the angle of the link bars to the frame, the link bars operationally functioning as a parallelogram to raise or lower the housing at a constant angle relative to the frame. A draw bar is pivotably connected to the front of the frame and tilt angle adjustment means are provided to vary the angle between the frame and the draw bar thereby providing an independent means for varying the angle of attack of the rotary brush to the plants from which seed is being collected.

Abstract: A ruffling attachment is disclosed for a blower for blowing leaves and other debris on the ground in a desired direction. The blower is of the type which includes a blowing apparatus having an output blowing port which puts out an output air flow. The apparatus is supported on a rollable support. The attachment comprises a support bracket configured and dimensioned to be secured to the blower and an attachment member secured to the bracket. A branching support member comprises a base adapted to matingly attach to the attachment member and a pair of arms extending to ends positioned at opposite sides of the output air flow. A pair of rufflers is provided, each of the rufflers extending respectively from a respective end on one of the arms. Both of the rufflers extend in a generally downward direction to points on opposite sides of the output air flow and bear down against the ground upon which the blower is resting.

Abstract: A grass cutting unit with a reel rotatably mounted between side plates has bearing assemblies which extend inwardly of the side plates and a reel shaft shorter than the separation of the side plates. After removing one bearing assembly, the reel can be withdrawn transversely for maintenance. There is no necessity for open-ended slots in the side plates. A drive assembly is demountable as a unit with one bearing assembly. The opposite bearing assembly incorporates a spring loaded plunger to pre-load taper roller bearings in both assemblies.

Abstract: A multi-purpose yard maintenance apparatus consisting of a sickle-bar mower, a sickle-bar hedge trimmer and a garden tiller. The apparatus comprises a gasoline engine and a handle assembly having a pair of handles The apparatus further comprises a sickle-bar frame assembly having handle mounting means, sickle-bar hedge trimmer mounting means and a pair of wheels. Also included is a tiller housing assembly having handle mounting means, engine mounting means and a set of tines Finally, a sickle-bar hedge trimmer assembly having a housing, a engine mounting means, a pair of handles and a sickle-bar cutting assembly is provided to complete the components of the apparatus.

Abstract: A shock absorbing motor mount for heavy duty rotary cutting machines equipped with a frame and a hydraulic motor, or the like, mounted on the frame for driving a rotating cutting blade is disclosed. The shock absorbing motor mount includes a bearing for rotatably mounting the motor to the frame and a torsion arm for limiting the rotation of the motor with respect to the frame to permit an effective transfer of drive force from the motor to the cutting blade while maintaining the motor in a neutral position. The torsion arm includes a resilient shock absorber such as a compression spring mounted on one end of the torsion arm for progressively decelerating the rotation of the motor when the cutting blade strikes an object that possesses sufficient inertia to induce a rotation of the motor with respect to the frame, and returns the motor to the neutral position after the impact.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the wheel assembly of mowers, particularly to mulching mowers. In the preferred embodiment, each wheel assembly includes a clearing disc sandwiched between a pair of support wheels. The support wheels support the weight of the lawn mower. The clearing disc clears accumulated grass from the wheel assembly by moving between the support wheels as the wheels rotate to clear away grass clippings. The clearing disc has an outside diameter that is greater than the outside diameter of the support wheels and is mounted between the wheels in such a way that the clearing disc continually moves upwardly as the mower is moved.

Abstract: A rotary lawn mower adapted to be moved over a surface to mow vegetation; said lawn mower includes a mower deck, a motor, rotary cutting means and a push handle assembly; said mower deck including a top portion adapted to support said motor and downwardly extending edge portions; said motor being affixed to the central portion of said mower deck and coupled to drive said rotary cutter means positioned underneath said mower deck substantially parallel to said surface, said push handle assembly having telescoping or pivotal members and being pivotally attached to the deck such that the push handles may be folded over said motor and attached to said mower deck forward of the motor thus permitting a user of said mower to selectively grasp said push handle assembly to lift and move said rotary mower from one location to another.

Abstract: A grass line mowing apparatus for cutting boundary lines in the grass of a playing field is provided with a carriage apparatus having a housing with a deck spaced above the ground, a vertical rotary shaft mounted for rotation relative to the housing deck and extending below the deck, and power drive source mounted on the housing deck and drivingly coupled to the rotary shaft to cause rotation thereof. The grass line mowing apparatus includes a line cutting blade assembly fastened to a mounting flange on a lower end of the rotary shaft and capable of cutting a swath of grass of narrow width to define the desired boundary line.

Abstract: An improved releasable handle assembly for power driven lawn and garden devices is disclosed. The improved handle assembly includes a "handle to pivot pin" connection for releasably attaching the handle assembly to pivot pins. Coactive with the "handle to pivot pin" connection is an improved "handle to deck" latching system. The deck includes a pair of offset tower assemblies defining inclined forward and rearward handle positions. A latching mechanism is mounted to said handle assembly for telescopic movement thereon through a limited range of motion for releasably engaging said handle tower assemblies. An operator must disengage the latch mechanism from the handle tower to permit selective pivotal movement of the handle assembly to the opposite inclined position.

Abstract: An edging and trimming mechanism is connected to the main housing of a power lawn mower and includes a bracket arm that supports a string deploying device. The string deploying device is connected to the lawn mower engine in one form of the invention and has an electric motor in another form of the invention. The bracket can be moved to adjust the height thereof and can be moved out of the way in the second form of the invention.

Abstract: An edger having a main frame, at least one front wheel fastened in the front portion of the main frame, two rear wheels fastened in the rear portion of the main fame, a rotary blade disposed in the front portion of either side of the main frame and capable of conducting edging, an engine mounted on the main frame and a driving device for operating the rotary blade with the engine, the edger comprising: a supporting arm for supporting the rear wheel positioned opposite to the rotary blade in such a manner that the position of the rear wheel positioned opposite to the rotary blade can be vertically adjusted with respect to the main frame; and a positioning mechanism for positioning the vertical position of the rear wheel disposed between the main frame and the supporting arm.

Abstract: A carrier for an air rake or leaf blower adjustably secured to a power driven vehicle or garden tractor, said carrier having roller means associated thereon wherefor the same may roll over the terrain, platform means for carrying an independently operable air rake or leaf blower thereon whereby the same is drawn over the terrain by the power driven vehicle and the leaf blower is operative while mounted thereon and may be disassociated therefrom for independent operation.

Abstract: A mower has blades connected to a rim which surrounds the mower's wheels. The blades may be those that cut by rotational motion or those that cut by reciprocating scissor-type motion. The wheels of the mower are able to point in any direction because each wheel of the mower is rotatable and steerable 360 degrees about the axis of the wheel's support shaft. According to an additional aspect of the invention, each of the aforementioned wheels is driven by a hydraulic motor and the direction in which the wheels are steered is controlled by a chain connecting all of the wheels through the engagement of a sprocket affixed to each wheel.

Abstract: A wheeled carriage for supporting a portable hedge trimmer for use as a ground foliage mower. The carriage includes a frame for supporting the hedge trimmer motor chassis and a bar extending laterally of the frame for releasably securing the hedge trimmer cutting blade in a generally horizontal orientation close to the ground surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for trimming weeds and grass employs a prime mover to power a rotating cutting head. Three wheels are used to support the weight of the trimmer, and the prime mover is uniquely mounted to the trimmer such that lowering the cutting head is easily accomplished by tipping the trimmer. Cutting height is adjusted by way of an adjustable height arm, and a secondary handle is provided to receive and translate an upward urging force into a tipping motion. The cutting head can be easily removed and a brush, snow blade or blower can be installed thereto for accommodating a plurality of lawn care tasks.

Abstract: A fuel tank usable with lawn mowers, snowblowers and similar small powered equipment is provided. The polyethylene tank is rotationally molded and includes several stepped ledges inside which serve to indicate the proportional volume of fuel remaining in the tank. A wide mouthed fuel inlet is provided to permit visual observation of the fuel level inside the opaque tank in relation to the stepped ledges.

Abstract: An automatic self-guiding lawn mower includes a carriage having first and second sets of electric motors mounted thereon. A blade is operatively connected to and driven by each one of the first set of electric motors for cutting grass, and a wheel is operatively connected to and driven by each one of the second set of motors for moving the carriage. A relay device having at least one trip point is electrically connected to each of the first motors and to the second set of motors. The method of mowing a lawn with the improved lawn mower includes the steps of actuating the first set of motors and attached blades and manually cutting a border around the lawn with the mower. The mower then is positioned adjacent to a peripheral edge of an uncut area of the lawn.

Abstract: A grass and brush mowing attachment for a fork lift or other front loading machine which is operated hydraulically and which includes forwardly projecting tines. The mowing attachment has a deck with side skirts having runners on their lower edges. Sleeves on the deck receive the tines of the fork lift, and chains are also connected between the deck and the machine. The mowing deck has a blade which is driven by a reversible hydraulic motor that has detachable hose connections with the hydraulic pump on the fork lift. The blade is sharp on both edges and is equipped with pivotal kick back blades on its opposite ends.