Patent ID: 6260340
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
Apparatus installed on a lawn mower to clean the lawn mower after its use in mowing a lawn, the lawn mower including a deck having an outer surface and an underside, mower blades being mounted on the underside of the deck to cut the grass with grass clippings and other debris accumulating on the underside of the deck as the grass is being cut, the apparatus comprising:a hose routed over the outer surface of the mower deck;attaching means for attaching the hose to the outer surface of the mower deck and including a plurality of straps which fit about the hose at spaced intervals and fasteners for attaching an end of each strap to the mower deck;a coupling to which at least one end of the hose attaches, the coupling attaching to a source of water for water to circulate through the hose, the coupling including a shut-off valve connected to a water inlet end of the hose and to a water source to control water flow into the hose; and,a plurality of spray nozzles installed in the hose at locations along the length thereof, the nozzles extending through a sidewall of the hose and through the mower deck, each nozzle having a bore extending therethrough whereby water flowing through the hose flows through the nozzle and sprays on the underside of the mower deck to flush away accumulated grass clippings and other debris.