Patent ID: 7810531
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: A01G,B02C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A brush cutting head comprising: a support body having a first end, an opposed second end and an intermediate portion extending therebetween; the intermediate portion having an outer surface; a plurality of collars mounted to the support body at spaced intervals along the intermediate portion, each collar extending outwardly from the outer surface, each collar cooperating with an adjacent collar to define a mounting station between the adjacent collars; and a plurality of cutting tooth assemblies carried on the outer surface of the support body, each cutting tooth assembly having a cutting tooth for placement within the mounting station and a mounting assembly engageable with the adjacent collars for securing the cutting tooth in the mounting station; wherein: the support body is a cylindrical support body; the outer surface of the support body is a curved surface defining the circular cross-section of the support body; and each collar extends radially from the curved surface; wherein each collar includes a circumferentially extending sidewall defining a substantially penannular structure, the sidewall having a first end and a second end spaced part from the first end thereof, the space between the first and second ends of the sidewall defining a cutout in each collar, the cutout being sized to receive therein a portion of the cutting tooth assembly; wherein the cutout defined in each collar is circumferentially spaced from the cutout defined in the adjacent collar; wherein each mounting station extends between the cutout in each collar and the portion of the sidewall of the adjacent collar opposite the cutout; wherein each cutting tooth has a base portion and a cutting portion supported on the base portion; the base portion having a first side and a second side, the cutting portion extending longitudinally between the first side and the second side, the first side of the base portion being retained between the ends of the sidewall of each collar and the second side of the base portion abutting a portion of the sidewall of the adjacent collar when the cutting tooth is secured within the mounting station; wherein each mounting assembly includes: a mounting block and a plate member for holding therebetween the cutting tooth, and a fastener for attaching the cutting tooth to the mounting block and the plate member; the mounting block and the plate member each being mountable between adjacent collars, the mounting block being disposed forwardly of the cutting tooth and the plate member being disposed rearwardly of the cutting tooth; wherein the plate member is releasably mountable between the adjacent collars.