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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7877971 | Mower trimmer combination for facilitating simultaneous mowing and edge trimming in a single pass A trimming system for a user-operated ground vehicle capable of performing mowing and trimming operations. The system includes a drive operatively coupled to a drive system of the vehicle having the trimming system mounted thereon, and a trimming unit operatively co... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7401456 | Horizontally retractable mower deck A variable width mower deck has three cutting chambers mounted under a top deck surface. Two of the cutting chambers may be moved between a retracted cutting position and an extended cutting position. An endless belt engages the pulleys on each spindle to rotate the... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7377092 | Cutting reel adjusting system A control system for a cutting reel unit includes a height-of-cut adjusting system and a reel-to-bedknife clearance adjusting system. The height-of-cut adjusting system includes a first frame; a second frame; a cutting reel supported by the second frame; a bedknife ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7363754 | Mowing machine A control system for a trimmer head assembly includes a first arm including a first mowing device, a first cylinder connected to the first arm, a source of fluid in selective communication with the first cylinder via a fluid line, and an accumulator in selective com... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347039 | Flip-up arrangement for a mower deck A mower deck is selectively coupled to the front of a propelling vehicle. The deck includes an electric mowing height adjustment assembly to permit the user to vary the cutting height of the mower deck. The deck is movable about a lift shaft from a generally horizon... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340875 | Power tool emergency stop system A safety apparatus for a tool driven by a motor removes motor power under certain circumstances. The tool includes a housing moveable over a ground surface for mounting the tool, and a ground-engaging member moveable relative to the housing and disposed to follow th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334387 | Adjustable sidekick trimmer device mounted on a tractor or a like vehicle for trimming the edges of a lawn An adjustable sidekick trimmer device (23) having a height that can be set to any deck of a tractor (24) having an adjustable mounting plate (25). The deck belt (14) can be changed without taking the whole system apart upon removal of upp... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7313902 | Folding deck mechanism A lawn mowing machine having a mower deck with pivoting side wing sections. The pivoting side wing sections can be pivoted upward relative to the main deck housing. When the side wing sections are raised, the mowing machine is presented with a more narrow profile to... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310931 | Height sensor arrangement for agricultural applications A curved arm coupled to a rotating shaft in a sensor for detecting the height of an apparatus, such as used in agriculture, traveling over the ground is comprised entirely of a high strength, lightweight, flexible and resilient elastomeric material such as thermopla... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305811 | Side mower deck for a mower tractor A side-mount mowing attachment for a riding mower or yard tractor is removably secured to the riding mower by single hinge pin, allowing the side-mount mowing attachment to articulate and follow the ground contour independently from the primary mowing deck of the ri... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7287364 | Fence Mower A fence mower comprising a base frame connected to an agricultural tractor, a swing away cutting and dirt removal arm mounted by a pivot pin to the base frame to produce a mower assembly which is free floating by being connected to the agricultural tractor using a 3... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7234291 | Drive train for a header of a harvesting machine A drive train for a header of a harvesting machine. The harvesting machine has a main frame on which a feeder house is mounted. On the front face of the feeder house a mounting device is provided which is pivots with respect to the main frame about a fore/aft extend... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222474 | Ground sensing apparatus for a header of an agricultural harvesting machine Ground sensing apparatus for a header of an agricultural harvesting machine, configurable for sensing the ground with a cutter bar of the header in a fixed and/or raised position. The apparatus utilizes a linkage arrangement in connection with a sensor shaft and a s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213388 | Elongate barrier system for use with lawn mower decks One or more elongate barriers are provided that are movably (in one configuration pivotably) mounted proximate the outside of a grass cutting deck. When one of the barriers encounters a foreign object in a certain manner, the barrier moves towards its “tripped” ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207164 | Header hydraulic float suspension A floating header for an agricultural combine, the header having a frame, a support member supporting the frame from the ground, and a suspension variably supporting the frame from the combine. The suspension comprises a sub-frame removable attaching to the combine,... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198295 | Retainer arrangement connecting operating unit to a vehicle A retaining arrangement, including a support arm is proposed, by means of which an operating unit is connected with a vehicle. The retaining arrangement includes a safety device which operates such that, as long as a predetermined condition is not fulfilled, the con... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7159378 | Drive train for a header of a harvesting machine A drive train for a header of a harvesting machine comprising a variable length drive shaft. The variable length drive shaft has a first end having a first hinged connection which is connected via a drive element with a first shaft. The variable length drive shaft h... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7121073 | Cutting reel adjusting system A control system for a cutting reel unit includes a height-of-cut adjusting system and a reel-to-bedknife clearance adjusting system. The height-of-cut adjusting system includes a first frame; a second frame; a cutting reel supported by the second frame; a bedknife ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7093414 | Articulated mower for mowing around fenceposts and other upright obstructions A pull-behind mower for cutting ground vegetation. The mower generally includes a rolling frame and a mowing deck. The deck is independently articulatable relative to the frame on two distinct pivot axes. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082744 | Vehicle stabilizer system A stabilizer system provides leveling for a towed harvester vehicle. The harvester includes a hitch having a gimbal mounting to the tractor. The subframe is utilized to accommodate the gimbal and provides for utilizing the mass of the tractor to react to the stabili... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073735 | Boom breakaway system Foldable boom inner wings are attached to a boom center frame through a rocker attached to a breakaway hydraulic cylinder pressurized to full stroke and connected to an accumulator. When a wing impacts an object, the impact load is transmitted through the fold cylin... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055417 | Safety system for power equipment Safety systems for power equipment are disclosed. The safety systems include a detection system adapted to detect contact between a person and a working portion of a machine, where the detection system is adapted to capacitively impart an electric charge on the work... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052423 | Utility machinery and associated reversible feeder mechanisms A drive mechanism for utility machinery is disclosed. The mechanism includes a driver wheel and a driven wheel that are coupled by means of an endless flexible band trained around outer rims of the driver and driven wheels. The driver wheel is adapted to transmit dr... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7024975 | Brake mechanism for power equipment Woodworking machines are disclosed having cutting tools adapted to cut workpieces. The machines include a detection system adapted to detect one or more dangerous conditions between a person and the cutting tool. The machines also include a brake mechanism having on... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6959528 | Mower A dual cutter head mower attachment particularly suited for mowing beneath guard rails, and fences which can be operated at either lateral side of a support vehicle. Support arms for the cutter heads are pivotally connected to the lower ends of upstanding legs of a ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6892518 | Edge trimmer assembly mountable on a lawn mower A trimmer assembly for a lawn mower is detachably mountable on a deck of the lawn mower by a housing or shroud that can be secured to the front edge of the deck A mounting frame is pivotally attached to the housing. The mounting frame carries a trimmer head with a p... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6832466 | Brush cutter emergency stop system A safety apparatus for a tool driven by a motor at high speeds is provided, more particularly, an apparatus including a housing moveable over the ground surface for mounting the tool, and a ground engaging member disposed to follow the ground surface as the housing ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6804941 | Articulated mower for mowing around fenceposts and other upright obstructions A pull-behind mower for cutting ground vegetation. The mower generally includes a rolling frame and a mowing deck. The deck is independently articulatable relative to the frame on two distinct pivot axes. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6761020 | Delineator pole and mower attachment A delineator pole (10) and a mower attachment (100) for turning the delineator pole is described. The delineator pole includes a top portion (10A), a center portion (10C) and a bottom portion (10B) and is intended to be rotatably m... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6675564 | Mower for cutting under fences and around fence posts A mower suitable for attachment to a utility vehicle and adapted to follow terrain and retract in response to an immovable obstacle, the mower generally including an attachment frame configured to be pivotally attached to the utility vehicle, a secondary ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6591592 | Rotating mower assembly A mower assembly including a platform for being mounted on one side of a mobile machine and a housing concentrically mounted on the platform for rotation relative thereto. A drive assembly is positioned in the housing and is driven by a power supply. A bl... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6530198 | Rotary side cutting unit for mower with bi-directional shock absorber for cutting unit A mower, such as a riding mower, has two side cutting units and a front cutting unit operatively connected to a traction frame. Each side cutting unit can pivot about a substantially vertical axis relative to the traction frame when impact shocks occur on... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6182428 | Fence line mower The mowing apparatus includes a frame supported by a plurality of wheels enabling ready movement of the frame over a support surface and a cutting assembly secured to the frame. The cutting assembly includes a laterally extending housing rotatably support... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5918448 | Combine header lateral tilt assembly A combine lateral tilt assembly which attaches a crop harvesting header to a combine includes a stationary extension of a combine feeder housing with a pair of rollers positioned on an upper surface thereof. A movable member is removably attachable to a h... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5784867 | Variable force traction enhance systems The present invention provides variable force traction enhance systems for vehicles. The systems include one or more hydraulic cylinders connected to an implement and fluidly connected to one or more hydrostatic transmissions. The hydraulic cylinders actu... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5733059 | Apparatus for coupling a cutting tool to a vehicle An apparatus (10) for coupling a cutting tool (12) to a vehicle (14) such as a tractor that permits the cutting tool (12) to pivot to a released position when it contacts an obstruction (38) and that returns the cutting tool (12) to its cutting position a... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5471824 | Motorized vegetation trimmer with movable platform A trimming apparatus comprising a platform, a plurality of wheels and a plurality of cutters. The platform has a kickback capability and is biased into an operable position, but capable of kicking back when the apparatus contacts rigid obstacles during th... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5359837 | Hydraulic elevating mechanism for structural assemblies on agricultural machines An hydraulic elevating mechanism for lifting and lowering an engineering structure which is sluingly supported around a rotational axis on a base unit, has two or more hydraulic lift cylinders pivoted to the base unit at one end and to the engineering str... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5220773 | Wide swath mower with pivotable distal mower Apparatus for mowing a wide swath which is preferably hydraulically powered to provide reliability, efficiency, and ease of operation. The apparatus includes side-by-side wings. to which a plurality of mowers are mounted, the most distal mower being mount... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5167108 | Lawn mower trimmer attachment A power lawn mower is provided with a trimmer attachment pivotally attached to the mower deck and positioned adjacent a side edge of the deck to trim those areas not accessible to the mower blade. When a fixed obstacle such as a fencepost or tree is encou... | 12/01/1992 |
