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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2014
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventor:
Nathan J. Friberg, Bloomington, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01H 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01H 5/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A snowthrower that, in one embodiment, includes a chute rotation control mechanism that permits manual rotation of a directional chute about a chute axis via one-handed input. The mechanism may have a chute rotation lever having a proximal end attached to the directional chute, the lever extending radially from the chute axis to terminate at a distal end, wherein a handle is provided at or near the distal end, the handle having a handle axis parallel to the chute axis.