Rotary mower with automatic engine cut off
OwnerDean A. Eggenainventor
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Abstract
A rotary mower includes a housing which contacts a ground surface to be mowed, a blade mounted for rotation in the housing a motor mounted to the housing for driving the blade, and an actuator mechanism for disabling rotation of the blade when the housing is displaced a predetermined distance from the ground surface.
Claims19
A rotary mower comprising:
- a housing;
- a blade mounted for rotation within the housing;
- a motor mounted to the housing for driving the blade;
- and
- an actuator mechanism for disabling rotating of the blade in response to raising of the housing a predetermined distance from the ground surfaces.
In a rotary mower having a mower deck, a blade within the mower deck, and a motor for driving the blade, improvement comprising a control switch for disabling rotation of the blade in response to displacing the mower deck a predetermined distance from the ground surface and for enabling rotation of the blade in response to positioning of the mower deck a distance from the ground surface which is less than the predetermined distance from the ground surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.