Patent ID: 9043957
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A door assembly for use with a lawnmower comprising a mower deck defining an upper surface, a lower interior surface, and a discharge opening in communication with the lower interior surface, the door assembly comprising: a shutter door pivotably movable with respect to the discharge opening between a closed position in which the shutter door substantially obstructs flow through the discharge opening and an open position in which the discharge opening is substantially unobstructed; a handle positioned adjacent to the upper surface of the mower deck and coupled to the shutter door, wherein a first end of the handle is pivotably movable with respect to the upper surface of the mower deck to cause movement of the shutter door; and a locking member being movable with respect to the handle and operable to retain the handle in one of a plurality of predetermined positions corresponding to the closed position and open position of the shutter door, wherein the locking member comprises a slide lock connected at a second end of the handle and movable with respect to the handle to engage a portion of the upper surface of the mower deck, the slide lock being configured to slide towards a pivot point of the handle to move the slide lock out of engagement with one of the predetermined positions, to pivot into alignment with a second of the predetermined positions, and then to release away from the pivot point into engagement with the second of the predetermined positions against the portion of the upper surface of the mower deck.