Patent ID: 7752706
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: A01G,A47L,B65F

Abstract:
1. A bagger attachment for a leaf blower, the bagger attachment comprising: a container dimensioned and configured for supporting a yard waste refuse bag, the container having an open top, wherein said container has an opening formed in a vertical wall thereof, the bagger attachment further comprising a movable door positioned over the opening formed in the vertical wall of said container, further wherein said container has a bottom wall, the bagger attachment further comprising a platform pivotally mounted on said bottom wall, whereby said door may be opened and the platform pivoted in order to remove the refuse bag when full; a cover pivotally attached to the container, the cover having a filter opening defined therein; a clamp mounted on the container, the clamp releasably latching the cover in a closed position covering the open top of the container and clamping a mouth of the refuse bag between the cover and the top of the container; a diffuser tube extending through the cover, the diffuser tube having a narrow diameter end extending above the cover, the narrow diameter end being adapted for snapping a leaf blower thereto, the diffuser tube having an opposite wide diameter end extending below the cover for reducing debris and air velocity of the debris and air blown into the container by the leaf blower when operated in vacuum mode with the cover in the closed position; and a filter placed over the filter opening for allowing air blown into the container by the leaf blower to escape the container while leaving the leaves and debris collected within the refuse bag.