Patent ID: 6301867
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A01D,Y10T

Abstract:
A bed knife blade assembly for a reel-type lawn mower having a frame rotatably supporting a cutting reel, said bed knife blade assembly comprising:a clamp plate having a flange with a locking surface; anda blade insert having a tab cooperating with said locking surface to restrict movement of said blade insert relative to said clamp plate;wherein said clamp plate is adapted to be coupled to said frame such that said flange biasingly engages said tab to further restrict movement of said blade insert relative to said clamp plate; wherein said tab includes a first clamping surface adapted to be coupled to said frame and a second clamping surface engaging said locking surface, said second clamping surface forming a second angle with said first clamping surface in the range of about three to eleven degrees.