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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2003
Tracey Walters, Bowman, SC (US);
Scott Kendall, West Columbia, SC (US);
Tracey Walters, Bowman, SC (US);
Scott Kendall, West Columbia, SC (US);
Husqvarna Outdoor Products Inc., Augusta, GA (US);
Abstract
A control arrangement for a lawn mower that selectively prevents operation of the lawn mower in the reverse direction with the lawn mowing mechanism operating. The arrangement includes structure (e.g., a bypass switch) actuatable by a lawn mower operator to permit the operation of the lawn mowing mechanism while the mower is propelled in the reverse direction as a bypass mode. Circuitry interacts with engine operation circuit to cause the operation circuit to selectively terminate operation of the engine when the lawn mowing mechanism is operating, as indicated by a lawn mowing mechanism switch, and the motive drive arrangement is selected to propel the lawn mower in a reverse direction, as indicated by a motive drive arrangement switch, except when the bypass mode is established. The circuitry also terminates the bypass mode when the lawn mower operator is absent as indicated by a operator present switch.