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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1993
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1992
Richard A Thorud, Bloomington, MN (US);
Nathan J Friberg, Bloomington, MN (US);
The Toro Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In a walk-behind power lawn mower with a propelling mechanism and a blade brake clutch, an improved control system. A preferred embodiment includes a substantially U-shaped control arm (34), pivot shaft (36, 38) operatively connecting control arm (34) to handlebar (28) wherein the pivot shafts (36, 38) establish a pivot axis. The preferred embodiment also includes a first element (48) pivotally connected to the handlebar (28) and operatively connected to the propelling mechanism and a second element (58) pivotally connected to the handlebar (28) and operatively connected to the blade brake clutch (16) wherein the first element (48) is rotatinally displaced and the propelling mechanism is engaged when the control arm (34) is generally rotated about the pivot axis and wherein the first and second elements (48, 58) are rotationally displaced and the propelling mechanism and blade brake clutch (16) are engaged when the control arm (34) is first generally displaced axially along the pivot axis and then generally rotated about the pivot axis.