Patent ID: 11889786
Assignee: EXCEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A stand-on mower with one or more wing decks, comprising:
at least one frame member;
an operator platform coupled to the at least one frame member;
a main deck coupled to the at least one frame member, the main deck having a main deck first side and a main deck second side opposite the main deck first side, wherein the main deck comprises at least one main deck blade;
a wing deck, the wing deck having a wing deck first side and a wing deck second side opposite the wing deck first side, wherein the wing deck comprises at least one wing deck blade, and wherein at least a portion of the wing deck shifts between a lowered configuration, where the wing deck and the main deck are positioned in a substantially planar orientation for engaging a mowing surface, and a raised configuration, where the wing deck second side has shifted up with respect to the main deck such that the wing deck is positioned transverse to the orientation of the main deck; and
a manual lifting mechanism coupled to the wing deck, the manual lifting mechanism comprising a handle portion and at least one shaft extending out from the handle portion, wherein the manual lifting mechanism is shiftable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein, when in the retracted position, at least a portion of the at least one shaft is positioned within a pulley chamber of the wing deck, whereas when in the extended position, the handle portion is positioned further away from the wing deck second side than when in the retracted position.