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US 2011/0030327 A1Published application
Latch for a pivoting mower deck
AssigneeWood-Mizer Products, Inc.
InventorsScott R. LATUSZEK, Scott A. Dufek, Mark J. Kohrman
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Abstract
A mower apparatus includes a mower deck having a first deck section, a second deck section pivotable relative to the first deck section, and a latch. The latch is actuable between a first position in which the latch maintains the second deck section in a lowered position and a second position in which the latch maintains the second deck in a raised position.
Claims20
A mower deck comprising,
- a first deck section including a rotary blade,
- a pivot arm pivotably coupled to the first deck section and pivotable about a first axis, and
- a second deck section pivotably coupled to the pivot arm and pivotable relative to the pivot arm about a second axis such that the second deck section pivots relative to the first deck section without movement of the pivot arm relative to the first deck section, the second deck section including a rotary blade rotatable about a vertical axis when the second deck section is in the lowered position.
A mower deck comprising,
- a first deck section including a rotary blade,
- a pivot arm pivotably coupled to the first deck section and pivotable relative to the first deck section about a first axis, the pivot arm movable relative to the first deck section between a lowered and a raised position, and
- a second deck section pivotably coupled to the pivot arm and movable with the pivot arm between the lowered position and the raised position, the second deck section including a rotary blade, wherein the second deck engages the pivot arm such that the range of movement of the second deck section relative to the pivot arm is limited.
A mower deck comprising,
- a first deck section,
- a pivot arm pivotably coupled to the first deck section and pivotable relative to the first deck section about a first axis, the pivot arm movable relative to the first deck section between a lowered and a raised position,
- a second deck section pivotably coupled to the pivot arm about a second axis and movable with the pivot arm between the lowered position and raised positions, and
- a power transmitter to transmit power between the first and second deck sections.
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