Patents Assigned to Snapper Products, Inc.
  • Elongate barrier system for use with lawn mower decks
    Patent number: 6779323
    Abstract: 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” position, thus causing a corresponding change to the operating characteristic of the lawn mover, be it a termination of the cutting process, the mower drive process, or both. The barriers can be used with electric or mechanical control elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Snapper Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank H. Hancock, Stephen C. Price