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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Chadwick A. Shaffer, Oakdale, MN (US);
Todd A. Porter, Rosemount, MN (US);
Assignee:
THE TORO COMPANY, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/68 (2006.01); A01D 34/82 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/6812 (2013.01); A01D 34/824 (2013.01); A01D 2034/6843 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A walk power mower having a cutting deck supported upon the ground by front and rear wheels. The mower includes a biased handle that permits the handle to be pivotally displaced downwardly, against an upward bias force, during operation. The bias force may be provided by a resilient member that compresses as the handle is displaced downwardly. The compression of the resilient member allows downward movement of the handle without initially producing corresponding upward movement of the front wheels of the mower during rearward pulling of the handle.