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A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7913479 | Two-pulley belt tensioning mechanism A pulley/belt drive system attached to a mower deck has a belt tensioning mechanism for maintaining tension in an endless belt. The belt tensioning mechanism includes an idler arm pivotally mounted with respect to the mower deck such that the idler arm pivots about ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7856799 | Belt drive for lawn mowers A lawn mower drive arrangement delivers power to a mower deck of a lawn mower vehicle. The drive arrangement includes a prime mover and a drive sheave, at least one mower deck sheave for powering at least one cutting blade and an endless engaging the drive sheave an... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7677018 | Belt tensioning system for a forage harvester A tensioning system for a drive belt of a blower of a forage harvester includes a tensioning roller, a rod for moving the tensioning roller towards and away from the belt, a spring surrounding the rod and acting between a first abutment mounted on the rod and a seco... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7665284 | Belt drive for lawn mowers A lawn mower drive arrangement delivers power to a mower deck of a lawn mower vehicle. The drive arrangement includes a prime mover and a drive sheave, at least one mower deck sheave for powering at least one cutting blade and an endless engaging the drive sheave an... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7427247 | Mower incorporating a mule drive A mule drive for use with a mower having a substantially horizontally-disposed output shaft is provided. The mower includes a cutter deck having at least one Rota table cutter driven by a substantially vertically-disposed driven shaft. The mule drive includes a firs... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7350345 | Cutting platform for a combine harvester A cutting platform for a combine harvester is fitted with a crop divider that is pivotable relative to the cutting platform between a forwards projecting operating position and a retracted transport position. The divider is supported on a member that forms part of t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7275615 | Speed control system for walk behind powered equipment A walk-behind self-propelled apparatus having a mobile structure and a handle assembly coupled to the mobile structure. The handle assembly includes a pair of grip portions. A ground engaging traction member is rotatably coupled to the mobile structure and imparts t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263818 | Apparatus for controlling self-propelled machines Apparatuses are provided for controlling a self-propelled machine wherein the apparatuses include a handle and a control device and can utilize first and second linking members. The control device is pivotably coupled to the handle, and includes a slidable control p... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246669 | Sod cutting device A sod cutting device containing aspects of the present invention contains an angled blade having a vertical cutting edge and a horizontal cutting edge. The angled blade is secured to a body member that in turn is movably affixed to a vehicle. Such a device may be us... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240470 | Drive over mower deck A drive over mower deck has a top surface with downwardly depending surfaces defining a front edge, a back edge, and left and right side edges, at least one belt shield over the top surface, a first pair of gauge wheels mounted adjacent the front edge the deck, and ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240756 | Method of operator presence control on walk behind powered equipment A walk behind powered apparatus having a mobile structure, a work implement drive system coupled to the mobile structure, a power device driving the work implement, and a handle structure coupled to the mobile structure. The handle structure includes a cam slot havi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240473 | Lawn mower and starter cord guide for use with same A walk-behind lawn mower having a cord guide system for routing a recoil starter cord relative to a handle assembly of the mower. The guide system may include a cord guide operable to hold the starter cord to a non-interfering position such that a rear collection ho... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7216880 | Universal handle and body-supporting chair utilizing same A universal handle comprising a handle body having a U-shaped gripping zone (51), open at its center (52), having two arms (53) connected by a bar (54) offering, all three, a support back for the palm of the hand or the fingers of the use... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7178322 | Apparatuses and methods for controlling self-propelled machines Apparatuses and methods are provided for controlling a self-propelled machine wherein the apparatuses and methods include a handle and a control device and can utilize first and second linking members. The control device is pivotably coupled to the handle, and inclu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165383 | Trimmer attachment for mower deck A trimmer attachment for mower deck having a servo connectable to a lawn mower deck. The servo is capable of angular actuation. A line trimmer is connected to the servo. The line trimmer has a bottom side. The line trimmer is capable of feeding line upon tapping the... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165382 | Trimmer attachment for lawn mowers and tractors An attachment for a lawn maintenance vehicle includes a trimming apparatus. The attachment allows vertical and horizontal movement of the trimming apparatus such that lawn areas which are not accessible to the lawn maintenance vehicle's cutting apparatus can be trim... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159377 | Powered appliance and accessory A powered appliance includes a working member, a handle operably coupled to the working member and a control movable between a first position proximate the handle in which movement of the working member is permitted and a second position distant the handle in which ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7104037 | Gearing arrangement A gearing arrangement for driving at least one working unit, especially a cutter arrangement, has a support unit (6) with a connection mechanism (45) coupling to a tractor (1). A gearbox housing (7) is pivotably supported around a pivotin... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7059434 | Hand controls for small loader A control system for a small work vehicle such as a compact track propelled loader has a control handle that is mounted onto a swinging support plate. The support plate swings about a vertical axis positioned forwardly of the control handle, and the control handle i... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6952913 | Adjustable belt pulley system A riding lawn mower includes a belt-drive mechanism for transferring power from a drive pulley wheel to a deck pulley wheel to rotate cutting blades of a height-adjustable mowing deck. The drive pulley wheel connects to a drive shaft of a mower engine at a rear port... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951091 | Riding lawn mower A rear-engine type riding lawn tractor having a frame, an engine carried on the frame, a cutting mower driven the engine, a seat set on the frame, a caster wheel supported on the front frame, a pair of drive wheels supported on the rear frame, axles connected with t... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945133 | Speed control system for a power equipment vehicle A speed control system and method of assembling such a system for a power equipment vehicle such as a lawn mower. The speed control system comprises a speed control bail that pivots with respect to the vehicle handle bar, a pivot rod, and a cover. In order to increa... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942589 | Offset starter generator drive utilizing a fixed-offset dual-arm pivoted tensioner A method and system are taught for a tensioner for an endless power transmission belt in an engine. The method and system comprise an AGS pulley and crankshaft pulley coupled to the belt, one of the AGS pulley or the crankshaft pulley operating as a driving pulley t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941735 | Landscape maintenance device and method of use thereof A landscape maintenance device having a power unit and a variety of possible dismountable tools. The device allows for the easy transfer of tools onto and off of the power unit by hinge arrangement with the power unit forming one side of the hinge and the tool formi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938699 | Variable angle powered work implement A walk-behind power unit is configured to detachably mount a variety of work implements to perform a corresponding variety of operations from a single power unit. The power unit includes an implement mounting mechanism that is pivotable about a generally vertical pi... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932730 | Variable speed drive assembly A variable speed drive assembly with a double pulley, and a transmission input pulley. A first belt extending between a power source and a double pulley and a second belt extending between the double pulley and the transmission input pulley. A linkage assembly opera... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931825 | Vibration damping assembly A vibration damping assembly may be used with a lawn tractor to reduce vibrations caused by operation of a mower deck. A pulley belt drive system includes a pulley belt connecting a drive pulley to one or more driven pulleys. The vibration damping assembly includes ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6834485 | Independent positive reverse drive mower with brake lockout A control apparatus for a lawn mower which includes two coupling members pivotable about a single axis. The coupling members are connected to a drive mechanism and a braking mechanism for the lawn mower. The lawn mower device has a drive configured to rotate a shaft... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6578349 | Pivoting gearbox for rotary mower A pivotal drive assembly is provided for the ease of removal and/or replacement of a drive belt. The drive assembly preferably includes a splined input shaft connected to a gear box which drives a rotating drive pulley. The entire drive assembly is connec... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6484482 | Dynamic drive and brake system A dynamic drive and brake system is provided. To accelerate the mower in a forward direction, the operator depresses the acceleration pedal, overcoming the biasing force of the acceleration spring. This causes the double idler pulley system to pivot from ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6381936 | Auxillary device for a lawn mower An auxiliary device includes a connecting member mounted to a lawn mower. An anchoring member has a second mounting wall confronting a first mounting wall of the connecting member in a first direction. An operating member has a secured portion connected t... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6343461 | Telescopingly adjustable lawn trimmer attachment apparatus for riding lawn mowers A lawn trimmer attachment for riding lawn mowers having a disc-shaped lawn trimmer having lawn cutting line attached to a pulley assembly mounted to the underside of the mower deck. Power is supplied by conventional belts taking off power from the riding ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6334292 | Belt tensioner A device and an agricultural machine which employ a method for the mounting/disassembly and automatic tension adjustment of at least one endless transmission member. The device for the mounting/disassembly and automatic tension adjustment of the endless t... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6312352 | Synchronous belt drive tensioning assembly A tensioning assembly is provided for a synchronous belt drive on a mower deck. A plurality of idlers are mounted for rotation on bracket. One end of the a bracket engages an abutment surface mounted on the deck which restricts its movement, whereas a sec... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6308504 | Device for treating cut fodder and mower employing such a treatment device A treatment device for treating cut fodder includes a treatment rotor, first and second supports, and a driving device for driving the treatment rotor. The first support of the treatment device is located near a first end of the treatment rotor. The first... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6282873 | Belt tension mechanism A belt tension mechanism for tensioning an associated belt drive system on an associated vehicle is provided. The associated belt drive system includes a double stacked pulley, a first belt for providing power from a power mechanism to the double stacked ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6176071 | Tensioning idler assembly for mower deck belt drive A tensioning assembly is provided for a primary drive employed in supplying rotary power from a vehicle to at least one sheave associated with a blade on a mower deck which, upon being driven, creates a tight side and a backside in a belt on opposite side... | 01/23/2001 |
