Patent ID: 8899005

Claim:
A bi-directional drive system for turf grooming and turf brushing operations, said system comprising: a reel deck assembly having a reel blade assembly rotatably supported on a reel blade shaft axially rotatable in a reel blade shaft rotation direction; a first positive engagement member rotatably connected to the reel deck assembly; an attachment member releasably connected to the first positive engagement member; and an attachment member drive system structured and operable to transfer rotational force from the reel blade shaft rotating in a set direction to the attachment member to selectively bi-directionally rotate the attachment member, the attachment member drive system comprising: a first gear operably connected to a shaft of the attachment member; a reel shaft gear operably connected to the reel blade shaft; and a drive member engageable with the first gear and the reel shaft gear in a first engagement configuration and a second engagement configuration such that the drive member is structured and operable to: transfer rotational force from the reel blade shaft rotating in the set direction to the attachment member in an attachment member first axial rotation direction the same as the reel blade shaft rotation direction, when in the first engagement configuration with the first gear and the reel shaft gear, and transfer rotational force from the reel blade shaft rotating in the set direction to the attachment member in an attachment member second axial rotation direction opposite to the reel blade shaft rotation direction, when in the second engagement configuration with the first gear and the reel shaft gear.