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US 6,279,986 B1Granted
Lawn tractor personal enclosure
AssigneeHinspergers Poly Industries Ltd.
InventorPeter Hinsperger
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Abstract
A lawn or yard tractor personal enclosure has a frame supported on the tractor, conveniently by attachment to a seat mounting position. The enclosure has a top frame, back supports and support members attaching the supports to the tractor. A flexible enclosure, for example of netting, fits over the frame and is contoured to suit the tractor. L-shaped brackets at the lower ends of the back supports include quick release mounts to releasably attach the enclosure to a tractor.
Claims13
A lawn tractor personal enclosure comprising:
- a substantially frigid frame for mounting to a lawn tractor, said frame having sides, a front end and a rear end and comprising an upper generally horizontal frame portion and first and second spaced apart generally vertical supports each having upper and lower ends, said vertical supports being positioned on either side of said frame joined at an upper end to said upper frame portion;
- each of said vertical supports terminating at its lower end in an L-shaped bracket comprising an upright portion and a horizontal portion for resting on said tractor;
- quick-release mount means for releasably attaching said vertical supports to said tractor;
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- a flexible protective enclosure for fitting to said frame, for support by said frame.
2 more elements
A method for mounting a personal enclosure to a lawn tractor, comprising the steps of:
- providing a substantially rigid frame, said frame comprising a generally horizontal upper frame portion, first and second spaced apart generally vertical supports joined to said upper frame portion, each vertical support terminating at its lower end in an L-shaped bracket and quick release fastening means for connecting said vertical supports to said tractor;
- releasably fastening said frame to said lawn tractor with said fastening means, including supporting a portion of said L-shaped bracket on said tractor;
- supporting a flexible protective enclosure with said rigid frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.