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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2018
Briggs & Stratton, Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Jeffrey Zeiler, Brookfield, WI (US);
Todd Johnson, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Christopher Krajewski, West Allis, WI (US);
Nicholas Zeidler, Brookfield, WI (US);
Jacob Schmalz, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Bryan Keith Dandridge, Waukesha, WI (US);
Matthew Steven Zurawski, Whitewater, WI (US);
Ryan Hahn, Elm Grove, WI (US);
Ryan Jaskowiak, Eagle, WI (US);
Briggs & Stratton, LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
A ride-on vehicle, such as a zero turn radius lawnmower, includes a main chassis having first and second pivot joints, a first rocker arm having a caster wheel on a first end portion and a drive wheel on a second end portion, and a second rocker arm having a caster wheel on a first end portion and a drive wheel on a second end portion, wherein the first rocker arm and the second rocker arm are independently pivotally coupled to the respective first and second pivot joints of the main chassis at a location between the caster wheels and the drive wheels. The ride-on vehicle may also include a modular mower deck assembly with a plurality of mower deck modules having a blade assembly, an electric blade motor configured to provide rotation to the blade assembly, and an attachment assembly configured to enable attachment between adjacent mower deck modules.