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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2002
Applicants:
James D. Velke, Germantown, MD (US);
William R. Wright, Clarksburg, MD (US);
Inventors:
James D. Velke, Germantown, MD (US);
William R. Wright, Clarksburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
Wright Manufacturing, Inc., Frederick, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D034/24 ; A01D034/42 ; A01D034/63 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A self-propelled power lawn mower deck lift system for raising and lowering the cutter deck assembly together with the engine deck and engine as a single unit in order to adjust the cutting height of the mower. Control arms may be of short enough length so that pivoting of the control arms an angle Φ of fifteen degrees during raising or lowering of the cutter deck assembly causes the cutter deck assembly to move a vertical distance 'd' of no more than about 2.5 inches.