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Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2012
Applicants:

Kevin Oswald, Columbus, IN (US);

Sean Dwyer, Gastonia, NC (US);

Leanne Cushing, Brookline, MA (US);

Michael Adams, Statesville, NC (US);

Braxton Reese, Charlotte, NC (US);

Richard D. Bednar, Huntersville, NC (US);

James Flynn, Gastonia, NC (US);

Jerry Sandy, Fort Mill, SC (US);

Thomas Limpo, Fort Mill, SC (US);

Steve Brinkman, Martinez, GA (US);

Krzysztof Glomski, Springfield, SC (US);

Inventors:

Kevin Oswald, Columbus, IN (US);

Sean Dwyer, Gastonia, NC (US);

Leanne Cushing, Brookline, MA (US);

Michael Adams, Statesville, NC (US);

Braxton Reese, Charlotte, NC (US);

Richard D. Bednar, Huntersville, NC (US);

James Flynn, Gastonia, NC (US);

Jerry Sandy, Fort Mill, SC (US);

Thomas Limpo, Fort Mill, SC (US);

Steve Brinkman, Martinez, GA (US);

Krzysztof Glomski, Springfield, SC (US);

Assignee:

Husqvarna AB, Huskvarna, SE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 11/04 (2006.01); B62D 51/02 (2006.01); A01D 34/82 (2006.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 42/04 (2006.01); B62D 61/06 (2006.01); A01D 42/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 11/04 (2013.01); B62D 51/02 (2013.01); A01D 34/82 (2013.01); A01D 34/001 (2013.01); A01D 42/04 (2013.01); B62D 61/065 (2013.01); A01D 42/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A riding lawn care vehicle may include a frame, an engine, a steering assembly, a support platform and a front mount assembly. The frame may be attachable to a pair of front wheels and a rear wheel assembly of the riding lawn care vehicle. At least a portion of the engine may be mounted to the frame substantially between the front wheels. The steering assembly may include steering levers operably coupled to respective ones of the front wheels of the riding lawn care vehicle via respective hydrostatic drive pumps driven by the engine. The steering assembly may enable steering of the riding lawn care vehicle based on drive speed control of the front wheels responsive to positioning of steering levers of the steering assembly.


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