Mounting apparatus for offset mower
AssigneeTerrain King Corporation
InventorRonald N. James
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Abstract
A mower mounting apparatus for mounting an offset mower to a vehicle having a plurality of parallel links pivotally mounted about first pivot axis to maintain the mower at the same inclination upon pivoting of the links to raise and lower the motor and pivotally mounted about second pivot axis lying in vertical planes for horizontal swinging movements of the links to allow rearward non-rotational translation of the mower when the mower strikes an obstacle.
Claims17
A mower mounting apparatus for mounting a mower at the side of a vehicle, comprising:
- linkage means for connecting with the vehicle pivotally mounted about first pivot means for vertical pivoting movement of the linkage means to raise and lower the mower;
- said linkage means being pivotally mounted about second pivot means for pivoting movement of the linkage means to allow non-rotational rearward translation of said mower connected with the linkage means when the mower strikes an obstacle.
A mower mounting apparatus for mounting a mower at the side of a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle connecting means for securing to the side of a vehicle;
- a plurality of vehicle connecting brackets secured with the vehicle connecting means for vertical pivoting movement of the brackets in a vertical plane;
- a plurality of parallel links pivotally mounted at their proximal ends with the brackets for vertical pivoting of the links with the brackets and for pivoting movement of the links relative to the vehicle connecting brackets in a second plane perpendicular to the vertical plane.
- a plurality of mower connecting brackets pivotally mounted at the distal ends of the links for pivoting movement of the links relative to the mower connecting brackets in the second plane;
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- said mower connected with the mower connecting brackets to allow non-rotational rearward translation of the mower through pivoting of the links in the second plane when the mower strikes an obstacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.