FUQUA INDUSTRIES, INC., (SNAPPER POWER EQUIPMENT DIVISION)
发明人:
WISTROM, WAYNE M.
申请号:
CA19820412225
公开号:
CA1165210(A1)
申请日:
1982.09.27
申请国别(地区):
加拿大
年份:
1984
代理人:
摘要:
DOUBLE ACTION MANUAL CONTROL FOR WALK-BEHIND POWER MOWER A walk-behind, power lawn mower having a double action manual control requiring two distinct actions in order to start the cutting blade of the mower. The control includes a bracket mounted to one side of the mower handle bar, the bracket having a slot with an enlarged opening therein. A control handle connected to a brake-clutch mechanism is mounted with one end in the bracket slot and the other end pivotally received in the other side of the handle bar. A spring acting through the brake-clutch mechanism biases the control handle in a raised position with one end registered with the enlarged opening in the bracket. To start the mower cutting blade, the control handle must be rotated against the handle bar thus releasing the brake and engaging a clutch which controls the cutting blade. However, in order to rotate the control handle, it must first be moved in one direction away from the enlarged opening in the bracket. Then the control handle may be move