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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1986
Hirofumi Sadakane, Kawachinagano, JP;
Kubota, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A control lever mounting structure for a walking operator type grass cutting vehicle, comprising a steering handle including a grip portion, a right lever support and a left lever support. A first control lever operatively connected to a cutting blade drive clutch is attached to the left lever support to be pivotable in fore-and-aft directions of the vehicle between a clutching position adjacent the grip portion and a declutching position away from the grip portion. A second control lever operatively connected to a wheel drive clutch is attached to and extending between the right and left supports to be pivotable in the fore-and-aft directions of the vehicle between a clutching portion adjacent the grip portion and a declutching position away from the grip portion. The second control lever is pivotable on a horizontal axis extending transversely of the vehicle, whereas the first control lever is pivotable on an axis inclined relative to the horizontal axis. Thus, the first control lever is movable sideways as it makes a pivotal movement, whereby the first and second control levers are in contact with each other when in the clutching positions adjacent the grip portion and separated from each other when in the declutching positions away from the grip portion.