Patent ID: 9743585
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A01D,F16C,F16D

Claim:
1. A mower spindle brake disengagement mechanism, comprising: a rotary mower deck supporting a plurality of generally vertical mower blade spindles rotated by an endless belt, and having a grass clippings discharge and collection chute between the plurality of spindles and extending rearwardly from the rotary mower deck; a plurality of cables extending between a single attachment engagement lever and a plurality of pivot arms on each side of the chute on the rotary mower deck; a plurality of spindle brakes, with one of the spindle brakes on each of the pivot arms, and each spindle brake independently biased to a brake engaged position against a pulley on one of the spindles; the attachment engagement lever retracting each of the plurality of cables to independently disengage each of the plurality of spindle brakes; wherein the attachment engagement lever retracts each of the plurality of cables a different length.