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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7861502 | Top adjusting linkage for leveling a mower deck A top adjusting linkage for leveling a mower deck includes a generally vertically aligned lift rod connecting a pair of pivotable arms supporting the mower deck. One of the lift arms may be pivotably connected to a deck lift pedal. The lift rod has an effective leng... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7770370 | Device for limiting lowering of implement on working vehicle A working vehicle includes a vehicle body supported by a plurality of wheels; an implement supported by the vehicle body via a link mechanism such that the implement can be raised and lowered, the implement being permitted to be lowered under its own weight; an abut... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7730705 | Electro-hydraulic lift mechanism for lawn mower deck A mower deck lift mechanism for a lawn mower includes a mower deck, a linkage mechanism for movably mounting the mower deck to the frame for raising and lowering movement relative to the frame, and an electro-hydraulic actuator assembly connected to the linkage mech... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7716906 | Single lever mower deck height-of-cut control A single lever mower deck height-of-cut control provides a hand control connected to a depth stop cam that is movable to a plurality of cutting height positions. A push button switch on the hand control may be actuated to extend a hydraulic lift mechanism against a ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7712294 | Lawn mower with deck lift system including automatic latch resetting A power lawn mower includes at least one cutting blade driven, directly or indirectly, by an engine. A cutter deck assembly of the mower includes a cutter deck, cutting blade(s) housed therein, and a pulley/belt system powered by a drive shaft of the engine for driv... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7614207 | Mower deck lift system with transport lock A mower deck lift system includes a transport lock for locking the mower deck in a transport position, a height of cut control knob connected to a height of cut cam having a plurality of mower deck height settings, and a height of cut pawl movable to engage or disen... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7607283 | Lawn mower with deck lift system and/or pump lock-out system A lawn mower that includes, a deck lift system, is disclosed. The deck lift system may lift/lower the cutter deck, engine deck, engine, and handle control assembly together at the same time. ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7600363 | Easily removable mower cutting deck A rotary cutting deck is suspended from the frame of a lawn mower to hang beneath the frame of the mower between the front and rear ground engaging wheels of the mower. A single front pull arm is pinned by a pivot pin to the front of the cutting deck. This pivot pin... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7578117 | Foot actuated height adjustment mechanism for a lawnmower cutting deck A foot-actuated mower deck lift mechanism for a riding lawnmower comprising first and second foot pedals for adjusting the cutting height of the mower deck. The foot pedals are suitable for engagement by an operator's foot to raise, latch and lower the cutting deck.... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7562515 | Lower limit adjustment mechanism for riding type mower A riding type mower comprises: a plurality of wheels including at least one driven wheel; a vehicle body supported by the plurality of wheels; a driver's seat supported by the vehicle body; a mower unit located below the vehicle body; a suspension mechanism for vert... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7540134 | Riding mower with deck height adjustment A riding mower includes an apparatus for adjusting the height of a mowing deck. The mowing deck is supported relative to a frame of the riding mower by a deck lift system. The deck lift system is actuated by a foot activated lever, with an arm linking the lever to t... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540135 | Mower deck height adjustment A riding mower with a height adjustable mowing deck includes an operator seating area and a cam wheel rotatably connected to a frame of the mower adjacent to the operator seating area. The mowing deck is supported below the frame of the mower by a deck lifting syste... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7451587 | Mower tractor A mower tractor (1) comprises: a mid-mount mower (5) under a middle bottom portion thereof between front wheels (2;2) and rear wheels (3;3); a body frame (8); a transmission casing (24) having an input shaft (58) disp... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448191 | Mower deck lift system with transport lock A mower deck lift system includes a transport lock for locking the mower deck in a transport position, a height of cut control knob connected to a height of cut cam having a plurality of mower deck height settings, and a height of cut pawl movable to engage or disen... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7434379 | Apparatus for vertically moving mower unit for riding mower A riding lawn mower vehicle having a riding traveling vehicle body and a mower operatively connected via a lifting/lowering link mechanism to the vehicle body to be lifted and lowered relative thereto, the mower vehicle comprising: a pair of right and left hand-oper... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7418985 | Hydraulic pruning attachment A saw attachment for pruning trees, shrubs and undergrowth that can be used on a hydraulic vehicle, having auxiliary line connections for accepting attachments. The attachment has cutting blades located at the ends of a swing arm, which is mounted on a plate capable... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7404282 | Riding lawn mower having a front mower unit A riding lawn mower having a front mower unit, comprises a plurality of wheels; a vehicle body supported by the wheels; an engine supported by the vehicle body for driving at least one of the wheels; a lift link supported by the vehicle body; a mower unit adapted to... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7370461 | Adaptive threshold technique for detecting reel-to-bedknife contact 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 ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360350 | Weed trimmer carriage A weed trimmer carriage is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the weed trimmer carriage includes an elongated crossbar, at least one wheel carried by the crossbar and a clamp carried by the crossbar. A weed trimming apparatus is also disclosed. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353644 | Method for adjusting reel-to-bedknife clearance 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 ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347277 | Self contained transport for crop harvesting header A transport system for a crop header includes a first and a second wheel arrangement on the header frame adjacent a respective ends for acting as a stabilizer when the header is in the operating position and movable to a transport position for transporting the heade... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325387 | Riding-type mower A riding-type mower includes a plurality of wheels, a body supported by the plurality of wheels, at least one draft link couplable at one end to the body, a pair of support links coupled at one end to the body and arranged rearwardly from the at least one draft link... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325388 | Lawn mower with deck lift system that raises and lowers deck with respect to frame and handle control assembly A lawn mower is provided. In certain example embodiments, the lawn mower includes an improved steering control system/assembly and/or an improved pump control linkage system/assembly. In certain example embodiments, the mower includes an engine deck supporting an en... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318311 | Lawn mower with deck lift system and/or pump lock-out system A lawn mower is provided. In certain example embodiments, the lawn mower includes an improved deck lift system and/or an improved brake pump lock-out system. In certain example embodiments, a deck lift system may lift/lower the cutter deck, engine deck, engine, and ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314096 | Adjustable handle for portable tool A handle having an adjustable shaft wherein the overall length of the shaft and/or the angular relationship of portions of the shaft can be varied by a user of an associated tool. In one embodiment, the handle includes a first tube, a second tube connected to a work... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7275356 | Apparatus for raising and lowering the deck of a lawnmower A frame and bracket assembly for raising and lowering the deck of lawnmower having swivel wheels. The frame is disposed on and attached to the deck of the mower and is positioned beneath a canopy. A distal end of the frame is attached to the lawn mower body. A proxi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7222476 | Hand-pushed mower A hand-pushed mower of which blade height setter is provided with a sphere rolling on the ground, many small spheres holding the sphere as to freely roll, a semi-spherical receiving member forming a gap between an upper spherical face of the sphere to hold the many ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7146786 | Electric linear deck lift assembly An electric linear deck lift assembly for raising and lowering in a controlled and accurate manner the cutting deck of a lawnmower to a variety of different heights, including preset heights. An electric motor drives a linear drive rod connected to the cutting deck,... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7107745 | Trimmer wheeled extension arm A trimmer wheeled accessory for a gas or electric powered line trimmer used to support the distal end of the trimmer pole during operation. The accessory includes an extension arm that is longitudinally aligned with the trimmer's main pole and selectively attached t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7059109 | Mid-mount mower having a mower unit disposed between a front wheel unit and a pair of right and left rear wheels arranged rearwardly of a vehicle body to be independently shiftable A mid-mount mower having a front frame unit including a pair of right and left front longitudinal frames, a first cross frame interconnecting the front longitudinal frames in forward positions thereof longitudinally of the vehicle body, and a second cross frame inte... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7028456 | Mower with flip up mowing deck A mower deck assembly which essentially “flips up” or raises from a mowing configuration to an access configuration with minimal manipulation of controls and manual lifting. A deck is connected to a frame by a parallelogram suspension which includes front and re... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7013626 | Walk behind mower A deck height adjustment apparatus for a walk-behind mower includes a foot pedal actuated lever operably connected to a deck lift mechanism for raising and lowering a mowing deck. A cam wheel, having an outer edge of a varying radius relative to an axis of rotation,... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7003937 | Mower deck height adjustment device An adjustment pin for making precision adjustments to the cutting deck height of a lawn mower having a cutting deck height adjustment mechanism that employs a lever, a lever support bracket having lever set holes. The adjustment pin has an elongated stem of a unifor... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6971452 | Device for controlling the position of a mountable implement relative to an implement carrier element A device for controlling the position of a mountable implement relative to an implement carrier vehicle has a mountable implement (2, 3, 4) which can be moved at a predetermined height by the implement carrier 1 following the ground. A support element ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6837032 | Pedal actuated height adjustment mechanism for a mower cutting deck A lockable lift assembly for controlling the height of a mower cutting deck is provided. The assembly includes a pedal actuated system including a rockshaft extending the width of the mower frame and having plates on which the deck is carried as a change in height i... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6810648 | Lawn mower deck vertical movement limiter A lawn mower having a frame, a motor connected to the frame, a driver's seat located on the frame, a cutting blade connected to the motor, a deck located above the cutting blade and vertically movably mounted to the frame, and a draft rod connected between the deck ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6748729 | Mower cut control apparatus and method Multiple range-of-motion mower deck support arm apparatus and kits are provided to improve the lateral float of a mower deck. Rod end bearing are utilized to provide an additional range of motion to prior art vertical only designs. The present invention utilizes a f... | 06/15/2004 |
