Patent · US Expired

Motor vehicle body paneling

US5347799A · kind A · utility

13Cited by
5References
17Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 6, 1993
Grant dateSep 20, 1994
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Expiry dateJan 6, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S56/06
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A riding-type powered lawn mower has a frame, front and rear wheels rotatably mounted on the frame, an engine mounted on the frame for rotating the rear wheels, a cutter deck mounted on the frame and housing a cutter blade drivable by the engine, a driver's seat mounted on the frame by a seat bracket in front of the engine, and a steering column mounted on the frame forwardly of the driver's seat. The riding-type powered lawn mower also has a body paneling mounted on the frame. The body paneling comprises a unitary front body cover covering the steering column, the seat bracket, and a front portion of the engine, and a unitary rear hood detachably connected to a rear end of the front body cover and covering a rear portion of the engine.

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