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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2000
Frank H. Hancock, Jackson, GA (US);
Steven D. Smyly, Griffin, GA (US);
Lucius Levon Cole, College Park, GA (US);
Fielder Fields Glass, McDonough, GA (US);
James R. Powers, Conyers, GA (US);
Stephen C. Price, Barnesville, GA (US);
Snapper, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A lockout feature for preventing a lawn mower from going into reverse unless the lawn mower blade is first disengaged, while allowing the lawn mower cutting blade to be reengaged upon being placed in reverse, the latch nevertheless allowing the lawn mower to be moved out of reverse without disengaging said lawn mower blade. An override feature is also allowed by use of a separate override control to allow the user to override the reverse lock out latch in order to go from forward or neutral into reverse without disengaging the cutting blade.