Patent ID: 7093415
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A mower deck, comprising: a cutting chamber defined by a top wall, a front wall and plurality of side walls including a first side wall defining a side discharge opening of the mower deck for dispersion of grass clippings away from the mower deck; a plurality of cutting blades positioned within the cutting chamber, including a central cutting blade and a pair of side cutting blades, each cutting blade defining a circular blade tip path; and a plurality of flow control baffles positioned within the cutting chamber including a first flow control baffle being movably connected to the mower deck, said first flow control baffle being selectively movable between a pair of orientations within the cutting chamber, said first flow control baffle defining a movable wall having a first end proximate to the side discharge opening and a second end further within the cutting chamber and ahead of the central cutting blade during forward movement of the mower deck, said first flow control baffle laterally extending in front of substantially the entire blade tip path of one of the side cutting blades and in front of at least a portion of the blade tip path of the central cutting blade, and said first end being movable relative to the side discharge opening to control a flow of grass clippings out of the side discharge opening of the mower deck.