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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2023
Hydro-gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Nathan W. Bonny, Shelbyville, IL (US);
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Abstract
A control assembly for a lawn mower includes a shaft configured to rotate about a first axis and a pivot bar coupled to and configured to rotate with and pivot relative to the shaft. The pivot bar is configured to rotate with the shaft between a forward position, a neutral position, and a rear position about the first axis and pivot relative to the shaft between an operative position and a stopped position about a second axis. The control assembly includes a magnet coupled to an end of the shaft, a position sensor positioned to interact with a magnetic field of the magnet to detect rotation of the pivot bar about the first axis, and a return-to-neutral assembly configured to bias the pivot bar toward the neutral position about the first axis.