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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1985
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1983
Joseph J Lane, Savannah, GA (US);
Joseph E Scanland, Savannah, GA (US);
Roper Corporation, Kankakee, IL (US);
Abstract
A walk-behind lawn mower having a deck with adjustably mounted ground-engaging wheels. A side shield is provided in the form of a metal rod extending longitudinally along one side of the deck approximately following the curvature of the deck and lying between ground level and the lower edge of the deck side wall. To permit vertical movement of the side shield upon encountering minor irregularities in the ground, the rearward end of the side shield is pivotally attached to the rear wheel axle. To permit horizontal movement of the side shield to provide for lost motion upon adjustment of the deck height, the mower deck includes a bracket adjacent to and rearward from the front wheel and the foreward end of the side shield terminates in an upwardly extending portion which extends through a longitudinally extending slot in the bracket.