Riding greens mower

Description

FIG. 1 is a front right side perspective view of a riding greens mower, showing my new design, the broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design, where the bottom of the design shown is plain and unornamented;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being identical;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the riding greens mower shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the riding greens mower shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front and right side perspective view of a second embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 6, the left side being identical;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the riding greens mower shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view of the riding greens mower shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a front and right side perspective view of a third embodiment of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 11, the left side being identical;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view of the riding greens mower shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevational view of the riding greens mower shown in FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 15 is a top plan view of FIG. 11.

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Patent History
Patent number: D362447
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 1994
Date of Patent: Sep 19, 1995
Assignee: Ransomes America Corporation (Lincoln, NE)
Inventor: Mark E. Lamb (Lincoln, NE)
Primary Examiner: Sandra L. Morris
Law Firm: Harness, Dickey & Pierce
Application Number: 0/18,341
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