An Improved Grass Receptacle for Lawn Mowers.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 23rd May, 1891-Accepted, 4th July, 1801
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Grass Receptacle for Lawn Mowers.
I, JOHN PITT BAYLY, of 18 Fulham Place, Paddington, in the County of
London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communi-
cation to me from abroad by Carl Buchmüller, of Pasadena, California, U.S.A.
Inventor) to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to certain new and useful improvements in grass
receptacles for lawn mowers, and it has for its object to construct them in such
manner that the grass may be readily emptied therefrom without removing them
from the mower.
By this invention the receptacles consist of laterally swinging trough-shaped
baskets which are opened at the front end, and attached to and hang beneath the
handle of the mower. These baskets have two horizontal edges which fit together
when closed in such manner as to make one receptacle. When the receptacle of a
mower is full the two sides of the basket are pulled apart, and the contents fall
through the opening; and the two halves of the basket may then be again closed
for further use.
13000
J. P. BAYLY,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Grass Receptacle for Lawn Mowers.
I, JOHN PITT BAYLY, of 18 Fulham Place, Paddington, in the County of
London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a com-
munication to me from abroad by Carl Buchmüller, of Pasadena, California, U.S.A.
Inventor,) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :--
The object of my invention is to construct a simple and cheap attachment for
lawn-mowers, whereby the grass will be gathered as it is cut, and whereby the
operator can conveniently dump the grass at such places as may be desired, without
inconvenience and without changing his position relative to the machine. I
accomplish this object by means of the device described herein, and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
My invention consists of the combination, with the lawn-mower, of two laterally-
swinging trough-shaped baskets open at the front end, attached to and hung beneath
the handle of the mower and arranged to be in their closed position, each with one
side horizontal and fitted edge to edge with the horizontal side of the other basket
to form the bottom of the grass-receiver, and provided with means for operating
the baskets to bring them into, secure them in, and release them from their closed
position.
In the drawings,
Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a lawn-mower provided with my attachment'
in its closed position, adjusted to catch the grass as it is cut.
Fig. 2 is a like view showing the attachment in its open position after the latch
has been operated to dump the cut grass.
Fig. 3 is a rear view showing a detail of a portion of one side of my attachment
in its open position to dump the grass.
Fig. 4 is a detail of the latch for securing the attachment in its closed
position.

page_text: A A' represent the two baskets, which, when swung into their closed position,
form the receptacle for the cut grass.
B is the handle of the machine.
C is the transverse support-rod fastened to the under side of the handle. The
side walls of the baskets are hinged near their middles, to the respective ends of the
transverse rod and are also hinged at their front ends to the handle-brace D, so that
the baskets are hinged to swing laterally to and from each other.
From the rear upper inner corner of ach basket there extends forward the
longitudinal brace E, to connect with the vertical brace F, secured to the inner
edge a of the basket near its mid-length, and also with the transverse brace G,
secured to the upper edge of the side wall beneath the transverse rod C.
A latch-bar H is secured to the upper face of the handle B by means of the
staple I, under which it plays. A spring J presses the bar H upward against the
staple, and the bar is provided near its lower end with a shoulder K, which rests
against the staple and holds the bar in its retracted position, except when the bar is
pressed toward the handle to release the shoulder, and thus allow the bar to slide
toward the front end of the handle. The hook L at the rear end of the handle
prevents the handle from slipping down through the staple, and affords a handle by
which the latch-bar can be drawn back into its retracted position.
Two flexible wire cords M are attached to the lower end or the bar H, and
extend thence-one on each side of the har le B-to the end of its longitudinal
brace E, to which it is attached, thus conn ting the cords with their respective
baskets. Such cords are of such length that when the bar H is retracted the brace
is drawn up into position to hold the baskets in their closed position.
In order to prevent the grass from slippin forward upon the roller of the mower
and thence to the ground, I attach a small rubber tube N to each of the baskets
across the front end thereof.
The operation is as follows: The baskets being in their closed position, as shown
in Fig. 1, the mower is pushed forward to cut the grass until the receiver is filled
and a suitable place for dumping is reached. Then the latch-bar is depressed at its
lower end, thus freeing shoulder K and allowing the latch-bar to slip down until
hook L impinges on staple I. The baskets are thus allowed to swing outward to
throw their free inner edges a apart and allow the grass to drop.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The combination, with the lawn-mower, of two laterally-swinging trough-
shaped baskets, open at the front end, attached to and hung beneath the handle of
the mower, each with one side horizontal, and fitted edge to edge with the
horizontal side of the other basket to form the bottom of the grass-receiver, and
means for operating the baskets to secure them in and release them from their
closed position.
2. The combination of the lawn-mower, the two laterally-swinging trough-shaped
baskets, open at the front end, attached to and hung beneath the handle of the
mower, the latch-bar provided with the shoulder, the staple, the spring, and the two
cords connected with their respective baskets and with the latch-bar.
3. The combination of the lawn-mower, the transverse support-rod fastened to
the under side of the handle, the two trough haped baskets, open at their front
ends and hinged to the support-rod and handle orace, and means for operating the
baskets and to secure them in and release them from their closed position.
Dated this 23rd day of May 1891
J. P. BAYLY,
Per P. W.,
Applicant.