Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Single height adjustment and control assembly for walk-behind outdoor power equipment
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Application No.: US16549078Application Date: 2019-08-23
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Publication No.: US11570948B2Publication Date: 2023-02-07
- Inventor: Robert S. Laurin , E. Mark Lynch , Derrick R. Camenga
- Applicant: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WI Wauwatosa
- Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
- Current Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Wauwatosa
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: A01D34/74
- IPC: A01D34/74 ; A01D34/69 ; A01D101/00

Abstract:
Outdoor power equipment includes a frame, a power head, a hydrostatic transmission, a pair of rear drive wheels, a drive chain, and a wheel height adjustment mechanism. The hydrostatic transmission includes a drive gear configured to rotate about a first axis. The pair of rear drive wheels are coupled at respective ends of a rear drive axle, wherein the rear drive axle is operably coupled to a driven gear. The pair of rear drive wheels, the rear drive axle, and the driven gear are configured to rotate about a second axis. The drive chain is operably coupled to both the drive gear and the driven gear. The wheel height adjustment mechanism includes a first bell crank pivotally coupled to the frame about the first axis, with a first end of the first bell crank being coupled to the rear drive axle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200068802A1 SINGLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT AND CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR WALK-BEHIND OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT Public/Granted day:2020-03-05
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