Aussie IP
Victa Lawn Mower
Mervyn Victor Richardson Australian Patent 8770/55 lodged 2 May 1955
Victa is one of Australia's largest mower manufacturers and exports to most countries.
The Victa two-stroke petrol lawn mower is a light weight mower with sufficient power in its rotary-action blades to deal with long thick grass. The mower was developed in 1952 by Mervyn Victor Richardson and was an immediate success. Richardson set up a family company in 1953, sold 100 mowers in the first year and 60,000 in the fourth. Within a few years Richardson was a millionaire. The original designs were never patented - British patent 385473 of 29 February 1932 is earlier so the idea was not new. However, various improvements have been patented and all products have trade mark protection.
The full specification for the patent illustrated has 3 pages and figures.
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