Outdoor power equipment with single handed controls
AssigneeBriggs & Stratton Corporation
InventorsRobert Laurin, Derrick Camenga, James Marshall, Joe Ferris, Tom Burkard
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Abstract
Outdoor power equipment includes a frame including a handle, a prime mover mounted to the frame, a transmission coupling the prime mover to a wheel, and a user interface coupled to the transmission and including a static link rigidly coupled to the handle, a forward link coupled to a forward lever and to the static link, a reverse link coupled to a reverse lever and to the static link, and a joining link coupled between the forward link and the reverse link. The user interface is actuatable between a forward configuration and a reverse configuration.
Claims20
Outdoor power equipment, comprising:
- a frame including a handle;
- a prime mover mounted to the frame;
- a transmission coupling the prime mover to a wheel;
- and
- a user interface coupled to the transmission and including:
- a static link rigidly coupled to the handle,
- a forward link coupled to a forward lever and to the static link,
- a reverse link coupled to a reverse lever and to the static link, and
- a joining link coupled between the forward link and the reverse link,
- wherein the user interface is actuatable between a forward configuration and a reverse configuration.
A user interface comprising:
- a static link rigidly coupled to a handle;
- a forward link coupled to a forward lever and to the static link;
- a reverse link coupled to a reverse lever and to the static link;
- and
- a joining link coupled between the forward link and the reverse link,
- wherein the user interface is actuatable between a forward configuration and a reverse configuration.
A user interface comprising:
- a static linkage;
- a first linkage coupled to the static linkage;
- a second linkage coupled to the static linkage;
- a joining linkage coupled between the first linkage and the second linkage;
- a first handlebar coupled to the first linkage;
- a second handlebar coupled to the second linkage;
- and
- a control rod coupled to the first linkage or the second linkage so that pivotal movement of the first handlebar or the second handlebar results in movement of the control rod between a forward position and a reverse position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.