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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R Powers, Conyers, GA (US);
John W Wilder, McDonough, GA (US);
Frank H Hancock, Jr, McDonough, GA (US);
Assignee:
The Actava Group Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56 114 ; 56 118 ; 180-648 ;
Abstract
A lawn mower is provided having improved steering controls, namely a 'trim' feature which may be adjusted while the mower is in a forward speed setting. Further provided is a park lock feature which locks the speed controls of the mower. Finally, a neutral latch feature is provided which becomes engaged when the left and right steering controls of the mower are simultaneously position in either a neutral or a reverse position.