Lawn mower fender
OwnerMike Taylorinventor
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Abstract
A fender for a lawn mower having tire and wheel assemblies that are mounted to a yoke of a swivel caster assembly, whereby the yoke pivots through 360 degrees of rotation, includes an arcuate fender body. The fender body is attached to the yoke by a bracket so that it is rotatably carried by the rotating yoke. As such, the fender body is maintained at an optimal position relative to the mower tire, and thereby provides desirable deflection of lawn clippings and other debris from the various operational components provided upon the mower deck. This prevents the premature wear of such operational components, thereby decreasing down time and reducing maintenance costs of the mower.
Claims17
A fender kit for a mower having one or more tire and wheel assemblies each rotatably mounted to a yoke of a swivel caster assembly in which the yoke is pivotably carried by a swivel housing, the fender kit comprising:
- a fender body having an arcuate shape;
- and
- a bracket configured to be attached to said fender body and to the yoke,
- wherein said fender body includes an arcuate recess, said arcuate recess being configured to be received within a gap formed between the yoke and the swivel housing.
A mower comprising:
- a mower body having one or more tire and wheel assemblies rotatably mounted to a yoke of a swivel caster assembly in which the yoke is pivotably carried by a swivel housing;
- and
- a fender comprising:
- a fender body having an arcuate shape;
- and
- a bracket configured to be attached to said fender body and to said yoke.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.