Patent ID: 7055301
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A lawnmower convertible between a bagging mode and a mulching mode, the convertible lawnmower comprising: a cutter housing having a discharge opening; a prime mover supported by the cutter housing; a rotary mulching blade coupled to the prime mover to rotate within a blade circle perimeter about a rotation axis within the cutter housing; a cover mounted within the cutter housing above and within the blade circle perimeter wherein the cover, while remaining mounted within the cutter housing, is movable between a full bagging position where the discharge opening is unobstructed by the cover and a full mulching position where the cover obstructs the discharge opening; a fin extending from the cover toward the blade circle; and a handle connected to the cover and extending external to the cutter housing, the handle being displaceable between a first position and a second position such that displacement of the handle between the first position and the second position moves the cover between the full bagging position and the full mulching position, respectively.