Assist device for lawn mower and method of use
OwnerKen Lundgreninventor
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Abstract
A grab bar and method for using the grab bar for exiting a zero turn lawn mower or adjusting a cutting deck height of the zero turn lawn mower having an operator deck and an operator seat proximate the operator deck, wherein the grab bar is attached to and extends upwardly from the deck forward of the operator seat, and includes a hand hold section for gripping to aid an operator in reaching a standing position on the operator deck. The device is secured to a top surface of the zero turn mower, wherein a base of the grab bar is adapted for connection with an angled surface such that the grab bar remains in an upright position allowing the operator to grip the grab bar along the hand hold section to assist the operator in positioning on, entering or exiting the mower.
Claims18
A grab handle for interchangeable attachment to zero turn lawnmowers, the grab handle comprising:
- a connection joint for securing to a deck of a zero turn mower;
- and
- an upwardly extending handle, pivotally affixed at a lower end to said connection joint,
- wherein the connection joint is adapted for connection with an angled surface of a deck of the zero turn mower such that the upwardly extending handle may be positioned to a generally upright position for an operator to grip the upwardly extending handle to assist the operator in mounting and dismounting the zero turn mower.
A grab handle for attachment to a zero turn mower, comprising:
- an upwardly extending handle having an upper end and a lower end;
- and
- a connection joint comprising;
- a lower connection plate for attachment to a deck of the zero turn mower;
- and
- an attachment pedestal, perpendicularly affixed to the lower connection plate,
- wherein the lower end of the handle is rotatably attached to the attachment pedestal to allow rotationally adjustable movement of the upwardly extending handle to the connection joint, such that an operator may adjust the upwardly extending handle to suit the operator's use requirements.
A method of providing a grab handle for mounting and dismounting a zero turn mower, the method comprising:
- mounting a connection joint to a deck of the zero turn mower, the connection joint adapted to attach to an angled surface of the deck;
- pivotally attaching a lower end of an upwardly extending handle to the connection joint such that the upwardly extending handle may be positioned to a generally upright position for an operator to use in mounting and dismounting the zero turn mower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.