Patent ID: 8468788
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: A01D,A01G

Abstract:
1. A lawn mower system comprising a deck having a horizontally oriented top wall and a vertically oriented continuous peripheral side wall and an opened bottom, the deck having a front and a back; a pair of front wheels extending from the side wall adjacent to the front, a pair of rear wheels extending from the side wall adjacent to the rear; an open front formed in the side wall forwardly of the front wheels, an open side formed in the side wall laterally between a front and adjacent rear wheel, an open rear formed in the side wall rearwardly of the rear wheels; and a motor mounted in a central region of the deck with a rotatable drive shaft extending vertically downwardly therefrom and a rotatable blade mounted on the drive shaft; a handle having a pivotable lower end coupled to the deck adjacent to the rear wheels, the handle having an upper handle area for manipulation by the user; and a trap door with a hinge coupling the deck and the trap door at the open front; wherein the trap door is in a box like configuration with a top face and a front face and side faces thus forming an open back and open bottom and further including a supplemental hinge coupling the top face and the front face.