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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2008
James F. Marshall, Munnsville, NY (US);
Matthew R. Hatch, Canastota, NY (US);
Derrick R. Camenga, Sherburne, NY (US);
Joshua S. Williams, Deansboro, NY (US);
William J. Decker, Vernon, NY (US);
James F. Marshall, Munnsville, NY (US);
Matthew R. Hatch, Canastota, NY (US);
Derrick R. Camenga, Sherburne, NY (US);
Joshua S. Williams, Deansboro, NY (US);
William J. Decker, Vernon, NY (US);
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a lawn mower including a frame, a seat or operator station, one or more handles, and a suspension unit coupled between the frame and the seat or operator station. The lawn mower can include one or more pivot members with a first portion coupled to the frame at a pivot location forward of the seat or operator station and a second portion coupled to the seat or operator station. The one or more pivot members can allow the seat or operator station and the one or more handles to move with respect to the frame while the suspension unit absorbs a portion of shock caused by riding over the uneven terrain. The seat can be positioned at least partially between a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel and at least partially along a drive axis. The seat can be declined with respect to a horizontal plane so that the operator's upper torso leans forward at an angle with respect to a vertical plane when the operator is sitting on the seat.