Patent ID: 8171709

Claim:
A mower deck comprising: a top wall, a front wall, first and second side walls, and a discharge opening formed by the second side wall; first and second cutting blades rotatably disposed within the mower deck, wherein rotation of each of the first and second cutting blades defines a circle; and a mower baffle system mounted to an interior surface of the top wall, the mower baffle system includes a first baffle positioned between i) the first and second cutting blades and ii) the front wall for directing the flow of discharge to the discharge opening, the first baffle having: a first arcuate portion extending from the first side wall and partially around the circle defined by ends of the first cutting blade to a second arcuate portion having a radius of curvature smaller than a radius of curvature of the first arcuate portion, the second arcuate portion extending from the first arcuate portion to a third arcuate portion that extends partially around the circle defined by ends of the second cutting blade, wherein the first, second and third arcuate portions each have a geometric center positioned on the same side of the first baffle.