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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
May. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Briggs & Stratton, Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Harvey, West Allis, WI (US);
Thomas Burkard, Hartland, WI (US);
Peter Lucier, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Stephen Longmeyer, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Assignee:
Briggs & Stratton, LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 45/02 (2006.01); A01B 75/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 45/026 (2013.01); A01B 45/023 (2013.01); A01B 75/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stand-on aerator includes a chassis, an operator platform extending from a rear portion of the chassis, an aerator assembly coupled to the chassis and having a plurality of reciprocating tines configured to extend from and retract into the aerator assembly, and an object detection sensor. At least a portion of the plurality of reciprocating tines are configured to retract in response to the object detection sensor detecting an object in a path of the aerator assembly.