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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 1983
Filed:
May. 06, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henry B Tillotson, Minnneapolis, MN (US);
Richard A Thorud, Bloomington, MN (US);
James R Baumann, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ; B67D / ; F01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56 167 ; 184-15 ; 141392 ; 1231 / ;
Abstract
A rotary lawn mower (2) includes a four cycle internal combustion engine (20) having an elongated dipstick tube (30). Dipstick tube ( (30) is pivotably connected to the engine oil sump (24) for movement between a first position and a second horizontal position. Dipstick tube (30) in the second position thereof easily drains oil from the engine oil sump (24).