초록 ▼

The towed mower (22) is attached by a hitch (44) to the self propelled front mower (21). The front mower has its own forwardly positioned cutter unit (30). The towed mower has a centrally positioned frame segment (62) that does not include a cutting blade, and the two side frame segments (63) and (6

The towed mower (22) is attached by a hitch (44) to the self propelled front mower (21). The front mower has its own forwardly positioned cutter unit (30). The towed mower has a centrally positioned frame segment (62) that does not include a cutting blade, and the two side frame segments (63) and (64) each include cutting blades that are supported in bat-wing fashion from the central frame segment. The swath cut in the grass by the front mower 21 is straddled by the swaths cut by the blades of the side frame segments (63) and (64) of the towed mower (22).

대표청구항 ▼

In combination a self propelled front mower and a towed near mower for cutting grass and other vegetation, said front mower comprising rear driving wheels engaging the ground surface for moving the front mower in a forward direction and front cutter means arranged for cutting a swath in the grass an

In combination a self propelled front mower and a towed near mower for cutting grass and other vegetation, said front mower comprising rear driving wheels engaging the ground surface for moving the front mower in a forward direction and front cutter means arranged for cutting a swath in the grass and like vegetation beneath the front mower, said rear mower including a support frame extending laterally on opposite sides of the swath to be cut by said front mower, wheel means supporting said support frame on the ground surface, rear cutters mounted to said support frame and spaced from each other on opposite sides of the swath cut by said front mower a distance to cut swaths in the grass and the like beneath the rear mower that partially overlap the swath cut by said front mower, connecting means for connecting said rear mower to said front mower in trailer fashion for allowing said rear mower to pivot with respect to said front mower about a substantially upright axis, the dimensions between the upright axis of said connecting means and the rear driving wheels of said front mower, and between the upright axis of said connecting means and the wheels means of the support frame of said rear mower, and the placement of the front cutter means and of the rear cutters of the support frame of said rear mower are selected to cause the rear cutters to straddle and overlap the swath cut by the front cutter means as the front mower and towed rear mower move through a turn, and power means for driving said driving wheels, said front cutter means and said rear cutters.