Bagmower and Beatingmower are protected by several patents until 2025.

• W02006/095080 was published on 09.14.06 and classified on A01D 43/063,
• EP06726032 was published on 09.06.07.
• FR2882726 was published on 08/09/06 under (BOPI 36).

A survey pushed on the various manners to achieve the function, has been achieved to get a monopoly not of the product but rather of the function. So if a competitor tries to get round this protection, he would be confronted to various difficulties because the parts of the systems are protected independently. The different variants or combinations of variants are protected even though these are not effective. The main patent includes 31 claims representing an important application field thus. It has been estimated by patent lawyer as” strong".

No anteriority has been opposed according to the international research report.

Patent abstract :

The invention concerns a device for filling a sealed bag with elements carried by a flow generated by an equipment, said device comprising a rigid structure (1), associated with said equipment, inserted in the bag and supporting said bag (8), said rigid structure (1) enabling the internal volume of said bag to be partitioned into one compartment (4) for filling the elements and one compartment (5) for evacuating the air carrying the elements, said rigid structure (1) including at least two panels having one common side and substantially perpendicular to each other, namely one first panel for intake of air/elements comprising an opening and whereon said bag (8) is urged to be partly secured so as to form said filling volume (2) and a second panel (3) for evacuating an air stream inserted in the bag (8) and comprising orifices configured to allow said air stream to exit from the filling volume (4) into the discharging volume (5) of the bag while preventing the passage of the elements. The invention is applicable in particular to appliances generating and/or collecting plant waste such as lawn mowers.