Harvesters – Motorized harvester – Having fluid-pressure or stored-energy motor
Patent
1995-10-13
1997-03-04
Melius, Terry Lee
Harvesters
Motorized harvester
Having fluid-pressure or stored-energy motor
56 108, 56 172, 56255, 56DIG18, A01D 3467, A01D 3478, A01D 3482
Patent
active
056068514
ABSTRACT:
The improved battery-powered lawnmower includes a safety key that is automatically removed when the removable battery is removed, while at the same time blocking the battery recharger receptacle. The lawnmower also includes a control circuit that shuts off the lawnmower upon the occurrence of one or more of several predetermined conditions, including low battery voltage, the encountering of heavy grass for a period of 3 seconds or more, and high motor current that may occur when the cutting blade is jammed. The cutting blade is designed to move through any debris accumulated between the blade ends and the housing sidewall without sacrificing the lift for needed cutting and mulching. The invention also includes a unique height adjustment assembly for adjusting the height of the chassis, a handle attachment that allows the handle to be positively tightened to the lawnmower chassis, and a telescoping groove for the battery's quick connect/disconnect terminals.
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Bruener Patrick J.
Dykstra Richard A.
Fiorenza, II John A.
Pfaff Joseph L.
Reitman William H.
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Melius Terry Lee
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