System for controlling mower drive wheels

Patent Number: 9386739

Patent Date: 2016-07-12

Patent type: utility

A zero-turn-radius mower includes a chassis, a pair of drive wheels for supporting the chassis above a ground surface, an engine, and a pair of transmissions or other drive mechanism for driving the drive wheels. A manually-moveable brake lever enables an operator to selectively brake the drive wheels and a manually-moveable bypass lever enables the operator to selectively engage bypass functions of the transmissions. The brake lever and the bypass lever are mechanically coupled such that engaging the brake lever causes the bypass lever to be engaged with the brake lever, but engaging the bypass lever does not cause the brake lever to be engaged. The brake lever and the bypass lever each including a locking mechanism that retains the respective lever in an engaged position.

Inventors

First Name Last Name City State Country
Aaron Samuel Poe - - -

IPCs

Section Class Sub Class Group Sub Group
A 01 D 34 00
A 01 D 69 10

Assignee

Organization First Name Last Name City State Country
Swisher Acquisition, Inc. - - - - -