US 11,877,535 B2
Removable insert for mower blade and methods of using the same
Kirk Payne, Lakemont, GA (US)
Assigned to Kubota Corporation, Osaka (JP)
Filed by Kubota Corporation, Osaka (JP)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/120,557.
Prior Publication US 2022/0183228 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. A01D 34/73 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 34/733 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mower blade assembly comprising:
a main body configured to be removably coupled to a rotating shaft of a mower; and
a blade insert removably attachable to the main body between an operable position and a removed position, with the main body and blade insert presenting respective end faces with matching outer edges in the operable position,
wherein one of the main body and the blade insert includes a mounting tab and the other of the main body and the blade insert includes a mounting pocket sized and shaped to receive the mounting tab when the blade insert is in the operable position, in which the other of the main body and the blade insert is slid onto the mounting tab until the end face of the blade insert abuts the end face of the main body and restricts further sliding beyond the operable position,
wherein the mounting pocket includes an opening provided in the end face of the other of the main body and the blade insert for receiving the mounting tab, the opening being defined by a closed perimeter provided in the end face of the other of the main body and the blade insert.