Mower utility bed
AssigneeBriggs & Stratton Corporation
InventorsEric R. Slegelis, Travis Rasch, Steven J. Weber
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Abstract
A zero turn mower may include a frame having a front portion, a rear portion and opposing side portions, a pair of front wheels located near the front portion of the frame, a pair of rear wheels located near the rear portion of the frame, wherein the engine is supported by the frame in between the pair of rear wheels near the rear portion of the frame, a seat supported by the frame, a cutter deck assembly having at least one cutting blade to cut grass, wherein the cutter deck assembly is located between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels, a utility bed supported by the frame having an imperforate floor and an air intake through which air is drawn to cool the engine.
Claims19
A zero turn mower comprising:
- a frame having a front portion, a rear portion and opposing side portions;
- a pair of front wheels located near the front portion of the frame;
- a pair of rear wheels located near the rear portion of the frame, wherein the engine is supported by the frame in between the pair of rear wheels near the rear portion of the frame;
- a seat supported by the frame;
- a cutter deck assembly having at least one cutting blade to cut grass, wherein the cutter deck assembly is located between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels;
- a utility bed supported by the frame having an imperforate floor;
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- an air intake through which air is drawn to cool the engine, wherein the air intake includes a screen through which air is drawn to cool the engine;
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- a plenum, wherein the plenum collects warm air from the engine and directs the warm air away from the air intake of the engine, wherein the plenum comprises:
- a top portion forming an aperture, wherein the aperture surrounds a perimeter of the screen;
- a skirt extending from the top portion;
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- an underside which inhibits warm air from passing through the air intake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.