Patent ID: 7784255
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A rotary cutter comprising: a deck unit supported by ground engaging members for transport across an area having foliage to be cut by rotating cutting blades of the rotary cutter; a hitch assembly housing a tongue and clevis, said hitch assembly being for connecting the rotary cutter to a powered pulling vehicle; an upper deck plate and a lower deck plate of said deck unit, said upper and lower deck plates are positioned, sized and shaped to avoid engagement between said upper deck plate and said lower deck plate; said upper deck plate has an end portion that extends outwardly and downwardly to a location beyond the lower deck plate, and said lower deck plate has an end edge; a plurality of spacers between said upper and lower deck plates, at least one of said spacers being an end wall spacer having multiple bends generally parallel to each other to define multiple panels thereof; said end wall spacer has a first panel between one said bend and an end edge portion secured to said end portion of the upper deck plate at a first location, said end wall spacer having a second panel that engages the lower deck plate; said end wall spacer is secured to said end portion of the upper deck plate at a second location outside of said first location, and said end wall spacer and said end portion of the upper deck plate thereby form a box-like structure; and said lower deck plate end edge is secured to the second panel of the end wall spacer at a location between said first and second bend areas.