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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Mtd Products Inc, Valley City, OH (US);
Inventor:
Adam Woodrum, Wakeman, OH (US);
Assignee:
MTD PRODUCTS INC, Valley City, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/64 (2006.01); B60B 33/04 (2006.01); B60G 7/00 (2006.01); B60G 11/14 (2006.01); B60G 11/16 (2006.01); B60G 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 33/045 (2013.01); A01D 34/64 (2013.01); B60G 7/001 (2013.01); B60G 11/14 (2013.01); B60G 11/16 (2013.01); B60G 17/00 (2013.01); B60G 2204/1244 (2013.01); B60G 2300/084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lawn maintenance vehicle caster wheel assembly includes a suspension and a fork. The fork is rotatably connected to a structural member of the lawn maintenance vehicle. The caster wheel assembly also includes an arm connected to the fork, and the arm is rotatable about an arm axis. The caster wheel assembly further includes a caster wheel mounted to the arm and is rotatable about a wheel axis. A damping member is attached to the fork and the arm such that the caster wheel and the arm can rotate about the arm axis.