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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1988
Robert W Wacker, Plymouth, WI (US);
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A snowthrower comprising a discharge chute having an outer end, a deflector mounted on the outer end of the discharge chute for pivotal movement relative thereto about an axis, and a mechanism for selectively pivoting the deflector relative to the discharge chute, the mechanism including a guide rod having opposite first and second ends, a pin connecting the first end of the guide rod to the deflector at a point spaced from the axis, a compression spring telescoped over the rod and including a first end fixed relative to the discharge chute and a second end fixed relative to the second end of the rod, and a cable for selectively moving the rod in the direction from the second end to the first end.