US 11,744,176 B1
Lawnmower blade lock
James Joe Springer, Repton, AL (US)
Filed by James Joe Springer, Repton, AL (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/101,640.
Int. Cl. A01D 34/82 (2006.01); A01D 75/20 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01); B25B 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 34/828 (2013.01) [A01D 75/20 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01); B25B 5/101 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blade lock for and in combination with a lawnmower, comprising:
a) said lawnmower having a deck with a downwardly extending side wall enclosing a rotatable cutting blade;
b) said blade lock comprising an elongated shaft constructed of flat bars of rigid material having clamp means mounted on a first end of said elongated shaft and attached to said side wall, and an open hook member formed by one of said flat bars being curved at a second end of said elongated shaft engaging an edge of said cutting blade for preventing rotation thereof;
c) said elongated shaft having means for adjusting a length thereof to allow said blade lock to be used with many sizes and shapes of lawnmowers including riding mowers and push mowers; and
d) in which said flat bars overlap along a mid-portion of said length, said adjusting means comprising threaded spaced openings in overlapped portions of said flat bars for accommodating threaded fasteners to lock said overlapped portions together to be adjusted to a size required for a particular mower, thereby allowing said blade lock to be adjusted in length.