Invention Publication
- Patent Title: CUTTING DECK ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME
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Application No.: US18409198Application Date: 2024-01-10
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Publication No.: US20240138294A1Publication Date: 2024-05-02
- Inventor: Robert L. Anderson , Jeffrey W. Stern , Curtis E. Wersal
- Applicant: THE TORO COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US MN Bloomington
- Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Bloomington
- Main IPC: A01D34/81
- IPC: A01D34/81 ; A01D34/66 ; A01D34/71

Abstract:
Various embodiments of a cutting deck assembly and a grounds maintenance vehicle that includes such assembly are disclosed. The assembly includes a top surface and a sidewall extending from the top surface. The top surface and the sidewall partially surround a first cutting chamber and a second cutting chamber. The assembly further includes a channel disposed adjacent a rear portion of the sidewall and extending along a channel axis between a first end and a second end of the channel, where the first end of the channel is connected to an outlet of the first cutting chamber; and a ramp disposed at least partially within the channel and adjacent the second end of the channel. The ramp includes a directing surface that is adapted to deflect at least a portion of clippings that enter the channel from the outlet of the first cutting chamber.
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