Patent ID: 9663159
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A01B,A01D,B60K,B62D,E01H,F04D,F16D

Claim:
1. An outdoor power equipment power unit configured to selectively power an associated attachment releasably coupled to the power unit, the power unit comprising: a frame; a handle operatively coupled to the frame; user controls operatively coupled to the handle, the user controls including an operator presence control member; a power supply operatively coupled to the frame; a generally horizontal drive shaft operatively coupled to the power supply; a power transfer coupling member operatively coupled to the drive shaft and configured to transfer rotational power to the associated attachment; and an operator presence actuation member operatively coupled to the operator presence control member, the operator presence actuation member configured to rotate in response to user actuation of the operator presence control member.