Patent ID: 7013627

Claim:
A lawnmower comprising: a deck having a discharge opening; an engine supported by said deck and having an output shaft rotating in response to operation of said engine; a cutting blade interconnected with said output shaft under said deck and rotatable in response to rotation of said output shaft to cut vegetation; a mower handle attached to said deck and extending upwardly therefrom; a bag assembly releasably attached to the rest of said lawnmower, said bag assembly including a frame, a bag attached to said frame and having a bag opening aligned with said discharge opening, and at least one wheel rotatably mounted to said frame, said at least one wheel being in a stowed condition during lawnmower operation; and a bag handle coupled to the bag assembly, the bag handle movable between an extended position and a retracted position only when the bag assembly is detached from the rest of the lawnmower, wherein during operation of said lawnmower, clippings from under said deck are discharged into said bag through said discharge opening and bag opening; wherein said bag assembly is detachable from the rest of said lawnmower to haul away clippings in said bag; wherein, to enable rolling said bag assembly away from the rest of said lawnmower, said at least one wheel at least partially supports said bag assembly only when said bag assembly is detached from the rest of said lawnmower, and wherein said bag assembly is oriented with said at least one wheel on top when said bag assembly is attached to the rest of said lawnmower, and wherein said bag assembly is oriented with said at least one wheel on the bottom when rolling said bag assembly away from the rest of said lawnmower; and further comprising a door pivotally attached to said deck and a biasing member biasing said door to a position covering said discharge opening, wherein said door must be opened to permit said bag assembly to be attached to the rest of said lawnmower, wherein said door engages a top surface of said bag assembly when said bag assembly is attached to the rest of said lawnmower, and wherein said bag handle is between said door and said bag when said bag assembly is attached to the rest of the lawnmower.