Patent ID: 7987548
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: A01G,E01H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A collection and bagging apparatus for a lawn blower/vacuum or mulcher for collecting leaves and lawn debris where the blower/vacuum or mulcher includes a nozzle through which leaves are suctioned into the blower/vacuum and an exhaust outlet through which the leaves are expelled, the collection and bagging apparatus comprising: a generally hollow housing having a side wall defining an interior with an open bottom end, an inlet in said side wall adapted for connection in fluid communication with the exhaust outlet of the blower/vacuum or mulcher, an exhaust opening in said side wall covered by an exhaust screen, and a lower end of said housing configured to receive an open end of a disposable bag for collecting the leaves and lawn debris therein; attachment means for releasably securing the open end of the disposable bag to said housing lower end in a substantially air sealing relation; and closure means at a lower end of said housing movable to selectively close or open said open bottom end; wherein when said open bottom end is closed leaves and yard debris exhausted through the blower/vacuum or mulcher travels into said housing interior, exhaust gases exit through said exhaust screen to the exterior, and the leaves and yard debris are collected in said housing interior, and when said housing open end is open, the collected leaves and yard debris falls through said housing open bottom end into the attached disposable bag, and the attached disposable bag is then removed and replaced as needed.