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The disclosure relates to height adjusting devices and more particularly pertains to a new height adjusting device for adjusting the height of a lawnmower.
The prior art relates to height adjusting devices including a linkage that is coupled to a lawnmower which includes a crank that is rotated by a user for lifting or lowering a lawnmower while the lawnmower is being pushed. The prior art also disclose a riding lawn mower that has front wheel suspension and back wheel suspension. The prior art discloses a deck height adjustment for a lawnmower that includes a lever that is manipulated by a user of the lawnmower.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pump that is coupled to a lawnmower. A lever is movably coupled to a handle of the lawnmower and the lever is in mechanical communication with the pump for turning the pump on and off. A plurality of actuators is provided and each of the actuators is coupled to a deck of the lawnmower. A respective one of a plurality of wheels on the lawnmower is coupled to each of the actuators. Each of the actuators is in fluid communication with the pump and each of the actuators is extended when the pump is turned on. In this way the plurality of actuators lifts the deck of the lawnmower. Each of the actuators is retracted when the pump is turned off. In this way the plurality of actuators lowers the deck of the lawnmower.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A lever 20 is movably coupled to a handle of the lawnmower 14 such that the lever 20 is accessible to a person mowing with the lawnmower 14. The lever 20 is movable in either a lifting direction or a lowering direction. A cable 22 is coupled between the lever 20 and the pump 12 such that the lever 20 is in mechanical communication with the pump 12. The pump 12 is actuated into a lifting condition having the pump 12 urging air, or hydraulic fluid, outwardly therefrom when the lever 20 is moved in the lifting direction. The pump 12 is actuated into a lowering condition having the pump 12 facilitating air, or hydraulic fluid, to pass unimpeded through the pump 12 when the lever 20 is moved in the lowering direction.
A plurality of actuators 24 is provided and each coupled to a deck 26 of the lawnmower 14. Moreover, each of the actuators 24 has a respective one of a plurality of wheels 28 on the lawnmower 14 coupled thereto, and each of the actuators 24 is in fluid communication with the pump 12. Each of the actuators 24 is extended when the pump 12 is actuated into the lifting condition to lift the deck 26 of the lawnmower 14. Conversely, each of the actuators 24 is retracted when the pump 12 is actuated into the lowering condition to lower the deck 26 of the lawnmower 14. In this way the deck 26 of the lawnmower 14 can be adjusted while the user is mowing grass, thereby facilitating the lawnmower 14 to pass over obstacles without risk of damaging the lawnmower 14.
Each of the actuators 24 has a first portion 30 that slidably engages a second portion 32 such that each of the actuators 24 has a telescopically adjustable length. The first portion 30 has a first end 34 and the second portion 32 has a second end 36. The first end 34 is spaced upwardly from the deck 26 of the lawnmower 14 and the second end 36 is coupled to the respective wheel 28. The second end 36 is urged away from the first end 34 when the actuators 24 are extended and the second end 36 is urged toward the first end 34 when the actuators 24 are retracted. Moreover, each of the actuators 24 has an input 40 that is in fluid communication with the first portion 30. Each of the actuators 24 may comprise an air piston, a hydraulic piston or other similar type of linear actuator. A plurality of conduits 42 is each fluidly coupled between the outlet of the pump 12 and the input 40 of a respective one of the actuators 24.
In use, the lever 20 is moved into the lifting position to raise the deck 26 while the lawnmower 14 is being pushed. In this way the lawnmower 14 can pass over an obstacle, such as a brick or an ornamental feature, without damaging the lawnmower 14. The lever 20 is moved into the lowering position to lower the deck 26 while the lawnmower 14 is being pushed. Thus, the actuators 24 facilitate the height of the lawnmower 14 to be adjusted at any time without requiring the user to stop pushing the lawnmower 14 and manually adjust the height of the lawnmower 14.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.