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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2016
Husqvarna Ab, Huskvarna, SE;
Kevin Oswald, Columbus, IN (US);
Sean Dwyer, Gastonia, NC (US);
Leanne Cushing, Somerville, MA (US);
Michael Adams, Signal Mountain, TN (US);
Braxton Reese, Charlotte, NC (US);
Richard D. Bednar, Huntersville, NC (US);
James Flynn, Gastonia, NC (US);
Jerry Sandy, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Thomas Limpo, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Steve Brinkman, Martinez, GA (US);
Krzysztof Glomski, Springfield, SC (US);
HUSQVARNA AB, Huskvarna, SE;
Abstract
A riding lawn care vehicle may include: (a) a frame to which a pair of front wheels and a rear wheel assembly of the riding lawn care vehicle are attachable; (b) an engine mounted to the frame substantially between the front wheels; (c) a steering assembly having steering levers operably coupled to respective ones of the front wheels of the riding lawn care vehicle via respective hydrostatic drive pumps driven by the engine; (d) a support platform coupled to the frame rearward of the engine to support a standing rider; and (e) a front mount assembly configured to detachably couple the riding lawn care vehicle to an attachment that enables performance of a yard maintenance activity, where (f) a majority of the support platform is disposed rearward of an axis of rotation of the front wheels and forward of an axis of rotation of the rear wheel assembly.