Vertically storable lawn mower
AssigneeRyobi Motor Products Corp.
InventorsAdrian E. Hartz, Charles K. Long
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Abstract
A lawn mower is provided having a deck which is supported by a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels above a surface when operated in a horizontal mode. A leg is affixed to a rear portion of the deck and projects outwardly therefrom. A handle assembly is affixed to the deck so as to be movable between an extended operating position and a retracted storage position. The leg cooperates with the pair of rear wheels to provide a stable support for the lawn mower enabling generally vertical storage of the lawn mower relative to the surface once the handle assembly has been moved to the retracted storage position.
Claims27
A lawn mower comprising:
- a deck defining a rotary blade chamber having a front portion and a rear portion;
- a handle assembly cooperating with said deck and movable relative thereto between an extended operating position and a retracted storage position;
- a pair of rear wheels and a pair of front wheels for supporting said deck above a surface when operating in a generally horizontal mode;
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- a leg affixed to said deck rear portion and projecting outward therefrom, said leg and said pair of rear wheels oriented relative to one another to stably support said lawn mower on a flat surface when storing said lawn mower in a generally vertical orientation.
A lawn mower comprising:
- a deck defining a blade chamber having a front portion and a rear portion;
- a handle assembly mounted to said deck, said handle assembly movable between an operating position and a storage position;
- a wheel for supporting said rear portion of said deck above a surface when oriented in a generally horizontal mode;
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- a leg affixed to said rear portion and projecting outward therefrom, said leg and said wheel combining to form a stable support for said lawn mower when said lawn mower is oriented generally vertical to the surface.
A battery powered electric lawn mower comprising:
- a deck defining a rotary blade chamber having a front portion and a rear portion;
- a motor located within said deck for driving a rotary blade;
- a battery located within said deck providing electric power to said motor;
- a handle assembly removably affixed to said deck, said handle assembly pivotally movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
- a pair of rear wheels and a pair of front wheels for supporting said deck above a surface when operating said lawn mower in a generally horizontal mode;
- a pair of legs affixed to said rear portion and projecting outward therefrom, said pair of legs and said pair of rear wheels combining to form a support for said lawn mower when storing said lawn mower generally vertical relative the surface.
A battery powered electric lawn mower comprising:
- a deck defining a rotary blade chamber;
- a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels supporting said deck;
- a bifoldable handle connected to said deck, said handle movable between an operating position and a storage position;
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- a pair of legs affixed to said deck adjacent said pair of rear wheels, each of said pair of legs located immediately inboard of each respective wheel of said pair of rear wheels, and said pair of legs cooperating with said pair of rear wheels, when said handle is in said storage position, to stably support said lawn mower in a vertical orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.