Patent ID: 8074435

Claim:
A manually powered lawn mower having stationary blades configured to be slidably traversed across a lawn utilizing human power comprising: a bin, said bin having a bottom, two side walls, a rear wall and a front wall defining an interior cavity, said interior cavity being of sufficient volume to receive and store a plurality of grass clippings therein, said front wall being mounted in an angular manner to said bottom, said front wall being generally angled in an upwards manner with respect to said bottom, said front wall operable to assist in the slidable traversing of the lawn mower across a lawn; a clipping guide, said clipping guide operably connected to said bin, said clipping guide further including a clipping surface, said clipping surface being generally planar in manner, said clipping surface having integrally formed therewith a first side wall and a second side wall, said first side wall having a first end and a second end, said secnd side wall having a first end and a second end, said clipping guide further including a first mounting ring and a second mounting ring proximate said second end of said first side wall and said second side wall, said clipping guide configured to direct grass clippings into said interior cavity of said bin; a blade assembly, said blade assembly further including a plurality of blades, said plurality of blades operably connected to said clipping guide distal to said bin, said plurality of blades oriented in a generally horizontal manner, said plurality of blades being generally stationary during use of the lawn mower, said blade assembly further including a plurality of dividers, said plurality of dividers alternately intermediate said plurality of blades, said plurality of dividers configured in a substantially vertical manner, said plurality of dividers operable to divide a section of blades of grass of a lawn into smaller portions prior to the section of blades of grass of the lawn contacting said plurality of blades; and a support member, said support member being generally u-shaped, said support member having a first end and a second end, said first end of said support member mateably connected to said first mounting ring, said second end of said support member mateably connected to said second mounting ring, said first end of said support member and said second end of said support member having a plurality of apertures journaled therein, said support member operable to moveably couple said clipping guide to said bin.