Isolated support platform
OwnerChristian S.C. Bryant, Nickolas T. Mooreinventors
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Abstract
An operator support for a grounds maintenance vehicle, the operator support including a platform, one or more isolator arms, and an isolator element. The platform includes a platform body and a platform arm extending from the platform body. The platform arm is pivotally coupled to a chassis of the grounds maintenance vehicle and configured to pivot about a platform pivot axis. The isolator element is coupled to the chassis of the grounds maintenance vehicle and configured to attenuate vibration transmitted from the chassis to the platform body through the one or more isolator arms. The one or more isolator arms are configured to isolate the platform.
Claims20
An operator support for a grounds maintenance vehicle, the operator support comprising:
- a platform comprising a platform body and a platform arm extending from the platform body, wherein the platform arm is pivotally coupled to a chassis of the grounds maintenance vehicle and configured to pivot about a platform pivot axis;
- one or more isolator arms extending from the chassis of the grounds maintenance vehicle;
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- an isolator element coupled to the chassis of the grounds maintenance vehicle and configured to attenuate operating forces transmitted from the chassis to the platform body through the one or more isolator arms, wherein the one or more isolator arms are configured to isolate the platform.
An operator support for a grounds maintenance vehicle, the operator support comprising:
- a platform comprising a platform body and a platform arm extending from the platform body, wherein the platform body extends between a forward portion and a rear portion, wherein the platform arm is pivotally coupled to a chassis of the grounds maintenance vehicle and configured to pivot about a platform pivot axis;
- one or more isolator arms extending between a forward portion and a rear portion, wherein the forward portion of the one or more isolator arms is pivotally coupled to the chassis of the grounds maintenance vehicle and configured to pivot about an isolator arm pivot axis, and wherein the platform body is configured to contact the rear portion of the one or more isolator arms;
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- an isolator element coupled to the chassis of the grounds maintenance vehicle and configured to contact the one or more isolator arms between the forward portion of the one or more isolator arms and the rear portion of the one or more isolator arms.
A grounds maintenance vehicle comprising:
- a chassis supported upon a ground surface by a plurality of ground-engaging members;
- a prime mover supported by the chassis;
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- an operator support comprising:
- a platform comprising a platform body and a platform arm extending from the platform body, wherein the platform body is located aft of the prime mover, wherein the platform arm is pivotally coupled to the chassis of the grounds maintenance vehicle and configured to pivot about a platform pivot axis;
- one or more isolator arms extending from the chassis;
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- an isolator element coupled to the chassis of the grounds maintenance vehicle and configured to attenuate operating forces transmitted from the chassis to the platform body through the one or more isolator arms, wherein the one or more isolator arms are configured to isolate the platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.