Patent ID: 6796111
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A rotary cutting machine comprising:a deck; a motor mounted on the deck, said motor including a driveshaft extending through the deck; a blade including first and second, longitudinally spaced end portions and a central portion located longitudinally between the first and second end portions, each of said first and second end portions having at least one sharp edge, said blade being positioned below the deck and drivingly connected to the driveshaft at the central portion for rotation in a substantially horizontal plane; a blade fixing element selectively movable between a storage condition, wherein the blade fixing element is mounted to the deck in a first position which does not obstruct rotation of the blade, and an in-use condition, wherein the blade fixing element is remounted to the deck in a second position which obstructs the rotation of the blade to enable detaching the blade from the driveshaft; and first and second connecting elements secured to the deck, said blade fixing element being attached to the deck through the first and second connecting elements.