Patent ID: 6047614
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A01D,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A dual action bail and lever lawn mower assembly for mounting to a handle and coupling to a shiftable bail of a walk-behind lawn mower having a control cable having a first end and a second end connected to a ground drive, said assembly comprising:a control cable operatively connected to said ground control, said control cable including a sheath presenting a collar and a control wire shiftably received within said sheath, said control wire presenting a first end and a second end operatively coupled with said ground drive;a housing;a shift lever having a substantially circular body received in said housing for pivotal movement therewithin, said body including an arcuate retaining wall defining a recess therein, said body being coupled to the first end of the control cable;a bail socket coupled to the bail for shifting therewith, said bail socket including a spindle extending through said body for pivoting thereabout and a retainer shiftably received on said spindle, said retainer including a lug thereon; anda pawl pivotally mounted in said housing for engagement by said lug for movement between engagement with said retaining wall and receipt in said recess,said housing presenting first and second channels each presenting a longitudinal axis, each of said axes extending toward said circular body and including a wall for retaining said collar against movement of said sheath relative to said housing.