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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Mtd Products Inc, Valley City, OH (US);
Inventor:
Adam Woodrum, Wakeman, OH (US);
Assignee:
MTD PRODUCTS INC, Valley City, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 67/04 (2006.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/64 (2006.01); B60N 2/38 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 67/04 (2013.01); A01D 34/006 (2013.01); A01D 34/64 (2013.01); B60N 2/38 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lawn maintenance vehicle includes an adjustable seat assembly, wherein the seat assembly is rotatable relative to a frame of the vehicle when the vehicle is operated on a sloped surface. The seat assembly is rotatable in order to maintain the operator in a substantially vertical seated alignment while operating the vehicle on a sloped surface. The seat assembly is also rotatable when the vehicle is in a zero-turn or tight-turn maneuver, wherein the seat is rotated toward the center of turning radius to offset the centrifugal forces experienced by the operator during such a maneuver.