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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Kevin D. Docken, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Joseph S. Sauvageau, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin D. Docken, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Joseph S. Sauvageau, Bloomington, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A walk-behind lawn mower having a cord guide system for routing a recoil starter cord relative to a handle assembly of the mower. The guide system may include a cord guide operable to hold the starter cord to a non-interfering position such that a rear collection hopper can be easily removed from the lawn mower for dumping of collected grass clippings. The cord may be moved from the non-interfering position back to a starting position by application of a pulling force to the cord.