Rake attachment for rotary mower

Claim 2

For use on lawns, a rotary rake means comprising blade means adapted to be rotated, movable flap means attached to said blade means at a trailing edge thereof, said flap means being positioned to be pressed downwardly by aerodynamic forces generated by the rotation of said blade means, and finger means on said flap means adapted to touch said lawn, said aerodynamic foces being such as to press said finger means into contact with the lawn.

Claim 3

The device of claim 1 in which said flap means are removably attached to said blade means.

Claim 4

The device of claim 1 in which said flap means is a part of hinged means having a part fixed to said blade and a part movable relative thereto, said last named part forming the flap means.

Claim 5

The device of claim 3 in which said hinged means includes a removable pin adapted to hold said fixed part and said flap part in movable relationship to each other, said pin being removable to allow disassembLy of said hinged means.

Claim 6

The device of claim 1 in which stop means are fastened to said blade and are positioned to engage said flap means, said positioning being such that the flap means slope upward from said blade means.

Claim 7

For attachment to the blade of a rotary lawn mower, rake means comprising hinged means having two parts hinged together, one of said parts being a fixed part adapted to be attached to said blade and the other of said parts being a flap part, wire finger means attached to said flap part and extending downwardly therefrom when mounted on said blade, said flap part being arranged normally to slope upward from said blade when said fixed part is properly attached to said blade.

Claim 8

For attachment to the blade of a rotary lawn mower, rake means comprising hinged means having two parts hinged together, one of said parts being a fixed part adapted to be attached to said blade and the other of said parts being a flap part, wire finger means attached to said flap part and extending downwardly therefrom when mounted on said blade, said flap part being arranged normally to slope upward from said blade when said fixed part is properly attached to said blade.

Claim 9

The device of claim 6 in which stop means is attached to said fixed part in position to engage said flap part to stop said flap part from dropping below its normal upward sloping position.

Claim 10

The device of claim 7 in which said fixed part and said flap part are held together by a removable pin, said pin being removable so that said hinge may be disassembled and said flap part removed.