Back to results
US 5,971,360 AGranted
Lifting apparatus for lawn mower equipment
OwnerWayne Sinsleyinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A lifting and support device for elevating self-propelled lawn mowers or lawn tractors comprising, a support frame having wheels with adjustable equipment engagement and stabilization brackets extending therefrom. An activation bar handle extending from said support frame in an angular relation thereto so that the elevated lawn mower equipment moves past a vertical lift line for stabilization.
Claims15
A lawn mower lifting device for use on wheeled lawn mowers comprises;
- a generally U-shaped main support frame having oppositely disposed equipment support portions, adjustable wheel engagement fittings extending from said equipment support portions, a handle extending from said main support frame, wheel assemblies on said main support frame, said adjustable wheel engagement fittings comprising, mounting tubes, oppositely disposed aligned extension tubes movably positioned from within said mounting tubes, means for selectively and incrementally locking said extension tubes within said mounting tubes, and stabilization means on said extension tubes engageable with said wheels of said lawn mower equipment.
A lawn mower lifting and support device for use on wheeled mowers comprises;
- a generally U-shaped main support frame having oppositely disposed aligned frame elements, said frame elements having equipment support portion and a horizontal frame support portion, a handle fitting extending from said horizontal frame support portion, wheel engagement fittings on the free ends of said equipment support portions, said wheel engagement fittings comprising, a mounting tube and an extension tube, means for adjustably positioning said extension tube within said mounting tube, wheel assemblies on said horizontal frame support portion, a handle removably secured to said handle fitting, said handle and said equipment support portions of said frame elements having an angular relationship of less than 90 degrees to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.