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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1976
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1974
Herbert A Jespersen, Galesburg, IL (US);
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a riding lawn mower including a bumper movably supported on the lawn mower frame rearwardly of the rear wheels for movement between an extended position and a retracted position, together with power transmission means connecting an engine to a rotary component and including a member movable relative to a first position permitting engagement of the transmission and to a second position preventing engagement of the transmission, and means connecting the bumper to the member so as to locate the member in the first position permitting engagement of the transmission when the bumper is in the extended position and in the second position to prevent engagement of the transmission when the bumper is in the retracted position.