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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Mtd Products Inc, Valley City, OH (US);
Inventor:
Philip Helin, Peninsula, OH (US);
Assignee:
MTD PRODUCTS INC, Valley City, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/50 (2006.01); F16F 15/04 (2006.01); B60N 2/015 (2006.01); B60N 2/10 (2006.01); B60N 2/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/502 (2013.01); F16F 15/04 (2013.01); B60N 2/015 (2013.01); B60N 2/10 (2013.01); B60N 2/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A biasing element provides suspension between a pivoting component and a support area of a riding outdoor power equipment vehicle, and can include a body compressible between a default unbiased orientation and a compressed orientation. The body can include annular portions having a radially outer main portion circumscribing radially inner portions. The radially inner portions being vertically spaced apart when the body is in the default orientation and movable into engagement with one another upon compression of the body.