Front-load deck for a stand-on mower
OwnerVincent De Angelisinventor
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a stand-on mower, comprising a chassis having drive wheels operably coupled to the chassis, a platform arranged between the drive wheels, a front wheel frame, coupled to the chassis, and having pivot mounts and front wheels coupled to the pivot mounts, and a load deck mounted to the front wheel frame and having openings through which the pivot mounts extend.
Claims12
A stand-on mower, comprising a chassis having drive wheels operably coupled to the chassis, a platform arranged between the drive wheels, a front wheel frame, coupled to the chassis, and having pivot mounts and front wheels coupled to the pivot mounts, a mower deck arranged between the front wheels and the drive wheels, and a load deck mounted to the front wheel frame and having openings through which the pivot mounts extend, the load deck arranged fore and aft beginning from proximal to a front end of the mower deck to beyond the pivot mounts and having an upper-facing, load bearing surface with sufficient area to enable transport of lawncare, or landscape maintenance, material.
A method of installing a load deck for a stand-on mower, comprising:
- forming a load deck for a stand-on mower, the stand-on mower comprising a chassis having drive wheels operably coupled to the chassis, a platform arranged between the drive wheels, a front wheel frame, coupled to the chassis, and having pivot mounts and front wheels coupled to the pivot mounts, and a mower deck arranged between the front wheels and the drive wheels;
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- mounting the load deck to the front wheel frame, the load deck arranged fore and aft beginning from proximal to a front end of the mower deck to beyond the pivot mounts and having an upper-facing, load bearing surface with sufficient area to enable transport of lawncare, or landscape maintenance, material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.