A lawn mower with a vegetation guide channel and inlet opening on the housing side wall to ensure no line-of-sight between the cutting blade and opening
599363 Disclosed is a mower with a vegetation guide for capturing grass outside the cutting arc of the blade. The mower comprises a cutter housing arranged to enclose partially a cutter element having a cutting plane, the cutter housing comprising a side wall which extends below the cutting plane, the side wall having an opening formed therein which extends from a base of the side wall to at least the level of the cutting plane, the mower further comprising at least one edge guide located adjacent an outer surface of the side wall and at least partially surrounding the opening, the edge guide comprising an inlet and being arranged, in use, to guide vegetation towards the opening, wherein the edge guide defines a channel having a convoluted path or at least one direction change between the inlet and the opening in the cutting plane such that, in use, there is no line of sight between the inlet and the cutter element.
