Harvesters – Motorized harvester – Having motor on ground-supported carrier
Patent
1994-08-12
1995-10-31
Suchfield, George A.
Harvesters
Motorized harvester
Having motor on ground-supported carrier
563201, 16111A, A01D 3482
Patent
active
054618479
ABSTRACT:
An improved handle-to-deck coupling arrangement for a lawn mower. The coupling arrangement is provided in part by a lawn mower handle having a pair of curved distal end portions. The distal ends portions fit within a pair of channels integrally formed in a deck of the lawn mower. The end-most portions of each distal portion of the handle fit within sockets formed in a lower-most portion of the deck. This coupling arrangement serves to spread out stresses experienced by the deck over a larger area of the deck when pushing or lifting forces are exerted on the handle member by an operator. In a preferred embodiment, an anchor-type fastening assembly is included. The anchor-type fastening assembly is associated with at least one of the sockets and provides a plurality of arm portions which fit within an interior area of the end-most portion of the handle member once the end-most portion is inserted in the socket. The arm portions may then be expanded radially outwardly into contact with an inner surface wall of the end-most portion of the handle member by advancing a threaded fastener into the area defined by the socket. When completely advanced, the threaded fastener urges the arm portions radially outwardly, thus locking the end-most portion in the socket.
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Burnett Brian S.
Rosa Richard P.
Strong David S.
Black & Decker Inc.
Suchfield George A.
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