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The basket latch is used to keep the basket hooks of a catch basket secured to a transversely extending hollow support bar on a mower unit. The basket latch includes a center rod sized to pass through the hollow support bar and extend a small distance from each end. A keeper assembly is mounted to each end of the center rod. Each keeper assembly has an L-shaped member with arms extending radially from the center rod. One arm has an axially extending latch pin secured to its outer end. The latch pin extends parallel to and is spaced apart from the center rod at a distance sufficient to allow the basket hook to be positioned between the latch pin and support bar. The other arm acts as a counterweight to bias the latch pin downwardly against the basket hook thus trapping the basket hook against the support bar. When the basket hook has a J-shape, its recurved tip portion is removed to create an L-shaped hook; this aids mounting and dismounting of the basket hook to and from the support bar even when the hook becomes bent during use.
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