Patent ID: 7047712
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: A01D,B62D,G05D

Abstract:
1. A mower comprising: a plurality of wheel assemblies, each wheel assembly associated with a corresponding wheel, a corresponding electrical steering motor, and a corresponding electrical drive motor, a controller for controlling a steered direction of the corresponding wheel via the corresponding electrical steering motor and application of electrical energy to the corresponding electrical drive motor consistent with maneuvering the mower in accordance with a movement mode in any desired direction along the ground; a propulsion unit for rotating at least one cutting blade; a mowing deck for housing the at least one cutting blade, the mowing deck having indentations to provide a spatial zone for the plurality of wheel assemblies, the mowing deck comprising three generally semi-circular sections having corresponding centerpoints that are substantially equidistant to a geometric center point of the mower; and a frame for supporting the plurality of wheel assemblies, the propulsion unit, and the mowing deck.