Method and apparatus for restricting grass cutting of a lawn mower in reverse

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6591594
APP PUB NO 20020162311A1
SERIAL NO

10092938

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A lock out feature for preventing a lawn mower from going into reverse unless the lawn mower blade is first disengaged, while allowing the lawn mower cutting blade to be reengaged upon being placed in reverse, the latch nevertheless allowing the lawn mower to be moved out of reverse without disengaging the lawn mower blade. An override feature is also allowed by use of a separate override control to allow the user to override the reverse lock out latch in order to go from forward or neutral into reverse without disengaging the cutting blade.

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  • SNAPPER, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cole, Lucius Levon College Park, GA 6 43
Glass, Fielder Fields McDonough, GA 2 40
Hancock, Frank H Jackson, GA 13 105
Powers, James R Conyers, GA 12 196
Price, Stephen C Barnesville, GA 18 162
Smyly, Steven D Griffin, GA 5 52

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