Lawn Mower With Grass Striping Mechanism

A lawn mower, comprising:

• a vehicle body comprising a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels;
• a mower unit mounted to the vehicle body between the front wheels and rear wheels, the mower unit suspended from the vehicle body by links, the links movable to raise and lower the mower unit relative to ground level;
• and
• a grass striping mechanism associated with the vehicle body and mower unit, comprising:
• a stay arm connected to the mower unit;
• a roller support member movably connected to the stay arm such that the roller support member is capable of movement having at least a generally vertical component relative to ground level;
• a grass striping roller rotationally supported by the roller support arm;
• and
• a lift link connected to the vehicle body and associated with the roller support member, the lift link adapted to interface with at least one of the links such that upward movement of the at least one link imparts movement to the lift link and the roller support arm to lift the grass striping roller from contact with the ground to a raised transport position.

A lawn mower, comprising:

• a front frame unit supporting a pair of front wheels;
• a rear frame unit connected to the front frame unit and supporting a pair of rear wheels;
• a mower unit suspended from the front frame unit by front and rear links, the front and rear links movable to raise and lower the mower unit relative to ground level;
• and
• a grass striping mechanism associated with the rear frame unit and mower unit, comprising:
• a stay arm connected to the mower unit;
• a roller support member movably connected to the stay arm such that the roller support member is capable of movement having at least a generally vertical component relative to ground level;
• a grass striping roller rotationally supported by the roller support arm;
• and
• a lift link connected to the rear frame unit and associated with the roller support member, the lift link adapted to interface with the rear link such that upward movement of the rear link imparts movement to the lift link and the roller support arm to lift the grass striping roller from contact with the ground to a raised transport position.