Patent ID: 9560798
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A01D

Claim:
1. A mulching device for attachment to a lawnmower having a mower deck and at least one lawnmower blade within the mower deck, the mulching device comprising: a chute adapted to be attached to the lawnmower for receiving grass clippings from the lawnmower; a cutting assembly connected to the chute, the cutting assembly including a compression chamber having an inlet at a first end for receiving grass clippings from said chute, an outlet at a second end of the compression chamber, and at least one helical groove formed in a wall of the compression chamber, and an auger extending into the compression chamber and configured to compress the grass clippings within the compression chamber, the cutting assembly including at least one cutting blade configured to cut the compressed grass clippings; and an outlet receiving the cut grass clippings from said cutting assembly and dispersing the cut grass clippings onto a ground surface.