Elongate barrier system for use with lawn mower decks
US6779323B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D2101/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
One or more elongate barriers are provided that are movably (in one configuration pivotably) mounted proximate the outside of a grass cutting deck. When one of the barriers encounters a foreign object in a certain manner, the barrier moves towards its “tripped” position, thus causing a corresponding change to the operating characteristic of the lawn mover, be it a termination of the cutting process, the mower drive process, or both. The barriers can be used with electric or mechanical control elements.
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