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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank H. Hancock, Jackson, GA (US);
Stephen C. Price, Barnesville, GA (US);
James R. Powers, Conyers, GA (US);
Steven D. Smyly, Griffin, GA (US);
Lucius L. Cole, College Park, GA (US);
Assignee:
Snapper, Inc., McDonough, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 7/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 7/500 ;
Abstract
A disabling feature used with a lawn mower, for disabling the drive wheels of a lawn mower when an obstacle is encountered. Braking, engine kill, blade stopping, and declutching is contemplated upon the tripping of a pivotable contact device which in one embodiment is configured to be tripped when contacting an object while in reverse. A directional extension flap is also provided.