Idea for Grass Clipping Compactor

[Tom G.]

FYI - See below for idea that might be helpful in your inventing. Good
Luck!



How about a grass clipping compactor? This could be attached to a lawnmower
or a separate unit. If on a mower, the clippings bag would not have to be
emptied as often. The mower could power this attachment or be linked to a
separate unit via a power take off PTO shaft.



Taking this one step further, if on a mower, the clippings could be baled
with a carrying handle and sent out the back, just like a farm baler. After
cutting the grass, the mower operator could just pile the "grass bricks" for
trash pickup.



Springboarding off these ideas, how about making "grass bricks" for use in
house construction or home heating? There now exists houses made of "straw
bales" having superior insulating qualities. Maybe the "grass bricks" would
be easier to handle. Also, the grass cut along the side of the roads could
be recycled into "building bricks". For heat, there are some parts of the
world that use manure bricks for heat, so using this concept, maybe use
"dried grass bricks" for heat. Happy Inventing!



Possible Start Building Blocks -

· Existing garbage compactors, farm balers, etc.

· USPTO Class/Subclasses for "how-to" ideas - 56/16; 56/202; 56/13

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Post by Tom G.
FYI - See below for idea that might be helpful in your inventing. Good
Luck!
How about a grass clipping compactor? This could be attached to a lawnmower
or a separate unit. If on a mower, the clippings bag would not have to be
emptied as often. The mower could power this attachment or be linked to a
separate unit via a power take off PTO shaft.

Compacting fresh clippings would be a problem. The high nitrogen and
moisture lead to a real stink job, and high heat buildup could result
in spontaneous combustion if there were enough.

Grass clippings should never be thrown away. They are a crop, and
should be used for free mulch.