Patent ID: 6578292
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: E01H

Abstract:
A snowblower, comprising:a) a frame supported upon ground engaging wheels and having a discharge chute mounted thereon; b) an engine mounted with the frame and connected to the wheels; c) a drive system connected with the engine and the wheels; c) an auger connected with the engine; d) a handlebar framework having a mounting plate attached thereto; e) a control platform having a front, a back, top and bottom surfaces and attached to the mounting plate, the platform further including a plurality of mounting tabs attached to the bottom surface, each tab extending upwardly therefrom so as to provide a mounting device therein; f) a bail adjustably mounted within the platform, moveable therein, and operable with the drive system to cause movement of the snowblower; g) a bracket pivotally coupled to each of the tabs, the bracket being U-shaped and having first and second legs, each of the legs having an arcuately shaped depression at an end thereof, the bail being secured to the bracket for pivotable movement therewith and including first and second ends with an intermediate portion therebetween, the first and second ends having grips thereon; and, h) first and second clutches for transferring power supplied by the engine to both the wheels and the auger respectively, a first lever for controlling the first clutch and a second lever for controlling the second clutch.