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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2012
James C. Ferrell, Elberton, GA (US);
William E. Colber, Jr., Lavonia, GA (US);
Benjamin E. Montgomery, Anderson, SC (US);
James C. Ferrell, Elberton, GA (US);
William E. Colber, Jr., Lavonia, GA (US);
Benjamin E. Montgomery, Anderson, SC (US);
TECHTRONIC OUTDOOR PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A snow thrower comprising a frame, a handle coupled to the frame, a chute coupled to the frame and rotatable between a plurality of positions about a chute axis, and a chute control assembly. The chute control assembly comprises an actuator assembly including an actuator movable between a plurality of positions, a rotatable flexible cable having first and second ends, and a gear assembly comprising at least one gear. The first end is coupled to the actuator assembly in a manner that causes the cable to rotate when the actuator is moved between the plurality of positions. The gear is coupled to the second end in a manner that causes the gear to rotate when the cable rotates. The chute is coupled to the gear in a manner that causes the chute to rotate about the chute axis when the gear rotates.