Snapper, Inc.

Steven D Smyly

Stephen C Price

Frank H Hancock

James R Powers

Lucius Levon Cole

Fielder Fields Glass

Ned R Welch

A disabling feature used with a lawn mower, for disabling the drive wheels of a lawn mower when an obstacle is encountered. Braking, engine kill, blade stopping, and declutching is contemplated upon the tripping of a pivotable contact device which in one embodiment is configured to be tripped when contacting an object while in reverse. A directional extension flap is also provided.

Lawn mower having disabling feature

A brake assembly is provided for use with a utility vehicle. The brake assembly includes a mechanism including a pair of compression springs configured to provide the ability of one brake to be further applied after one brake has been completely applied. A parking brake is also provided which includes a ratcheting feature.

Method and apparatus for braking vehicle

A lock out feature for preventing a lawn mower from going into reverse unless the lawn mower blade is first disengaged, while allowing the lawn mower cutting blade to be reengaged upon being placed in reverse, the latch nevertheless allowing the lawn mower to be moved out of reverse without disengaging the lawn mower blade. An override feature is also allowed by use of a separate override control to allow the user to override the reverse lock out latch in order to go from forward or neutral into reverse without disengaging the cutting blade.

Method and apparatus for restricting grass cutting of a lawn mower in reverse

A lockout feature for preventing a lawn mower from going into reverse unless the lawn mower blade is first disengaged, while allowing the lawn mower cutting blade to be reengaged upon being placed in reverse, the latch nevertheless allowing the lawn mower to be moved out of reverse without disengaging said lawn mower blade. An override feature is also allowed by use of a separate override control to allow the user to override the reverse lock out latch in order to go from forward or neutral into reverse without disengaging the cutting blade.

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Griffin, GA, United States of America

Steven D Smyly