Patent ID: 6484484
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A garden power tool system comprising:a non-riding lawn mower; a separate electrically powered garden implement releasably connectable to the mower; a battery mounted on the mower; a first electrical connection disposed between the battery and the lawn mower; a second electrical connection disposed between the battery and the electrically powered garden implement, said second electrical connection including an electrical cable and electrical contact members disposed between the electrical cable and a receptacle on the non-riding lawn mower; a mechanical connecting mechanism including mating elements attached to the lawn mower and to the electrical cable of the electrically powered garden implement, the mating elements of the mechanical connecting mechanism being releasably engageable with one another for supplementing the second electrical connection and providing a robust connection for connecting the mower to the electrically powered garden implement, the mechanical connecting mechanism enabling a user to drag the lawn mower using the electrically powered garden implement and the mechanical connecting mechanism.