Patent ID: 7121072

Claim:
A rider mower grass catcher, comprising in combination: a rider lawn mower having a front, rear, opposite sides, a top, and a bottom, said front and rear defining a rider lawn mower longitudinal axis, said rider lawn mower having a mower assembly attached to the rider lawn mower bottom longitudinally positioned between a set of forward wheels and a set of rearward wheels, said mower assembly having a housing deck covering a mower blade assembly, said housing deck having a front, a rear, a first opposite side, a second opposite side, a top, and a side grass discharge port extending from one of the housing deck sides past an adjacent rider lawn mower opposite side; and a grass catcher, comprising: a side cart adapted to be positioned to one of the rider lawn mower opposite sides and attached to the mower assembly housing deck front, said side cart having an open front, rear panel, opposite side panels, bottom and open top, said side cart front and rear defining a side cart longitudinal axis, said side cart front, rear panel, opposite first and second side panels, bottom, and open top defining a side cart interior, said side cart first side panel having a top edge, said side cart second side panel having an opening extending from the side cart front a predetermined distance toward the side cart rear and extending from side cart bottom to top; a lid pivotally attached to the side cart first side panel edge, said lid having a front edge, rear edge, hinged first edge, opposite second edge, an exterior surface and an interior surface, said front edge and rear edge defining a lid longitudinal axis, said hinged first edge being pivotally joined to the side cart first side top edge by means of a hinge.