Rack assembly for mower
OwnerVernon Brayinventor
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Abstract
A rack assembly to be selectively coupled to a riding lawn mower, the rack assembly including a rack configured to have a forward and a rearward edge, one or more support members configured to extend forward from the rack proximate the forward edge and to be at least partially received in a riding lawn mower frame, a stability support configured to extend downward and forward from the rack proximate the rearward edge and to rest upon a trailer hitch mechanism of the riding lawn mower frame.
Claims16
A rack assembly to be selectively coupled to a riding lawn mower, the rack assembly comprising:
- a rack configured to have a forward and a rearward edge;
- one or more support members configured to extend forward from the rack proximate the forward edges and having coupling members respectively fixed proximate distal ends of the one or more support members and configured to extend downward to be at least partially received in recesses of a riding lawn mower frame;
- a stability support configured to extend downward and forward from the rack proximate the rearward edge and to rest upon a trailer hitch mechanism of the riding lawn mower frame, wherein the one or more support members comprise two support members respectively extending from the rack proximate opposite ends of the forward edge, wherein the coupling members are configured as mounting pins configured to form a slip fit in the recesses of the lawn mower frame, and wherein the support members are configured to be pivotably coupled to the rack such that an angle from which the one or more support members extend from the rack is adjustable.
A rack assembly for a riding lawn mower having recesses in a frame on opposite sides of the seat and a trailer hitch mechanism, the rack assembly comprising:
- a rack having a substantially flat floor for carrying items, the rack having a forward edge and a rearward edge;
- a pair of mounting pins carried proximate opposite ends of the forward edge of the rack on support members, each of the mounting pins extending downwardly and spaced to register with and be received by a cooperating recess in the frame;
- and a stability support extending downwardly from the rearward edge of the rack and angled towards the forward edge thereof, the stability support terminating in a cross member that rests on the trailer hitch mechanism of the mower, wherein the support members extend from the rack proximate opposite ends of the forward edge, wherein the mounting pins are configured to form a slip fit in the recesses of the lawn mower frame, and wherein the support members are configured to be pivotably coupled to the rack such that an angle from which the one or more support members extend from the rack is adjustable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.