Patent ID: 6182428
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A mowing apparatus, comprising:a frame supported by a plurality of wheels enabling ready movement of the frame over a support surface, the frame including a forwardly extending hitch adapted for selective attachment to a motorized vehicle and a rearwardly extending support bar upon which a cutting assembly is mounted;the cutting assembly includes a laterally extending housing rotatably supporting a cutting implement and a motor coupled to the cutting implement for rapidly rotating the cutting implement; anda laterally extending flange pivotally which couples the rearwardly extending support bar to the cutting assembly, the laterally extending flange includes a central opening coupled to a pivot pin extending from the rearwardly extending support bar permitting relative rotation of the cutting assembly about a first axis, and the laterally extending flange is further pivotally coupled to the remainder of the rearwardly extending support bar by a hinge oriented along a substantially horizontal axis permitting relative rotation of the cutting assembly about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, wherein the cutting assembly is pivotally secured to the frame so as to avoid objects in the way of the cutting assembly and rotate to freely follow the contour of the ground over which it is moving.