PORTABLE SHREDDER/LAWNMOWER FOR GARDEN REFUSE AND THE LIKE

摘要

PORTABLE SHREDDER/LAWNMOWER FOR GARDEN REFUSE AND THE LIKE Most shredders are designed for relatively heavy duty use and include chipping devices as well as shredders so that small branches, prunings and the like can be chopped up as well as the relatively soft materials such as leaves, plants, grass clippings and the like. The present device is designed specifically for home use and for relatively soft materials and includes a wheel mounted frame having a detachable base plate, a small engine on the upper side of the frame and an internal blade enclosure within said frame, a small chute to limit the intake and prevent overloading from occurring, and a discharge on the internal enclosure opposite to the intake or loading chute. Two cutting blades are mounted on the motor shaft which extends into the internal enclosure, an upper blade having a downturned outer end portion to draw air in through the air intake chute and a lower blade radially spaced from the upper blade by 90 degrees and having an upturned outer end portion to prevent material from building up upon the base plate.