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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2002
Scott A. Schick, Corydon, IA (US);
Charles C. Shivvers, Corydon, IA (US);
Steve D. Shivvers, Prole, IA (US);
Scott A. Schick, Corydon, IA (US);
Charles C. Shivvers, Corydon, IA (US);
Steve D. Shivvers, Prole, IA (US);
Shivvers Group, Inc., Corydon, IA (US);
Abstract
A self-propelled mower includes a frame and a mower housing mounted underbelly relative to the frame by a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly allows the mower housing to be disconnected from the frame and swung near the front of the housing from a mowing configuration to an access configuration as a front end of the mower is raised. In one embodiment the frame includes a yoke that receives a nose of the housing, as the front of the mower is raised. A mechanized drive is utilized in certain embodiments to swing the mower deck to the access configuration.