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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2007
Ryan Lee Hensley, Pineville, NC (US);
Ryan Lee Hensley, Pineville, NC (US);
Textron Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A lawn mower, in particular a reel lawn mower, can include an articulating swing-out arm for supporting a reel assembly. The swing-out arm can include main and secondary members. The main member and the mower can be coupled to a first joint assembly which can define a first axis therethrough and can be operable to provide for rotation of the main member relative to the mower about the first axis. The main and secondary members can be coupled to a second joint assembly which can define a second axis therethrough and can be operable to provide for rotation of the secondary member relative to the main member about the second axis. The secondary member can also be coupled to the reel assembly. The swing-out arm can be operable to locate the reel assembly in a mowing position underneath the mower and a servicing position outside of the mower.