摘要 |
A rotary type mower having a rotary cutting blade positioned to be rotated within an open bottom housing in which the blade tips are rotated in close proximity of the inner surface and adjacent the bottom of the housing. Extending about the housing and adjacent its bottom is a safety guard extending outwardly in substantially the same plane as the bottom edge of the housing. Portions of the guard are hinged to be raised to at least a vertical position for allowing the mower to be moved closer to objects that would otherwise not be available to the cutter blade. These hinged portions are placed about the housing at any desirable location and in any predetermined numbers and are operated by means extending to some remote place, such as the guiding handle of the mower or to the steering wheel or steering bar of a riding mower. This moving means is also provided with a lock which locks the hinged portion of the guard in its outwardly extended position.
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