Patent ID: 7448195
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A lawn mower attachment for controlling lateral discharge of clippings expelled from a discharge chute of a mover, comprising: a flap pivotably attached to a discharge chute of a lawn mower; a control bracket connected to an exterior surface of the lawn mower, said control bracket having a channel; a rod having a first end secured to said flap and a free second end extending outwardly from said channel, said rod extending through and slideably disposed within said channel so that said second end is moveable toward and away from said control bracket, wherein movement of said second end away from said control bracket pivots a distal edge of said flap away from said discharge chute, and movement of said second end toward said control bracket pivots said distal edge of said flap toward said discharge chute.