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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2018
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Scott J. Kaskawitz, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Christopher Kurt Zingelmann, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Tyler I. Ricketts, Haw River, NC (US);
Surender Kumar, Mebane, NC (US);
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A shutter assembly for a lawnmower includes a steel cutter housing, a shutter, and a lever. The cutter housing can include a cutter housing slot passing through the cutter housing. The shutter can be rotatably attached to the cutter housing so as to be movable between: a first shutter position in which a blocking panel of the shutter is positioned such that the blocking panel opens the discharge opening; and a second shutter position in which the blocking panel is positioned such that the blocking panel closes the discharge opening, and the second shutter position corresponds to a mulching position. The lever can be attached to the shutter and can extend through the cutter housing slot. The cutter housing slot can be configured to limit movement of the lever such that a range of motion of the blocking panel extends from the first shutter position to the second shutter position.