Patent ID: 6796112
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A lawn mower comprising:an articulating mowing deck having an inboard deck portion and an outboard deck wing portion being pivotally attached to the inboard deck portion in a manner so that the outboard deck wing portion is pivotable about a horizontally disposed deck wing pivot axis that extends generally from a forward portion of the mowing deck toward a rear portion of the mowing deck; an inboard cutting blade mounted to the inboard deck portion of the mowing deck for rotation in a generally horizontal plane; an outboard cutting blade mounted to the mowing deck outboard of the inboard cutting blade, the outboard cutting blade being mounted to the outboard deck wing portion of the mowing deck for rotation relative thereto, the outboard deck wing portion being pivotable about said deck wing pivot axis between a cutting position wherein the outboard cutting blade rotates in a plane that is generally parallel to terrain over which the outboard deck wing portion travels and a transport position wherein the outboard deck wing portion and the outboard cutting blade are pivoted upwardly from the terrain and generally inwardly toward the inboard deck portion about said deck wing pivot axis; and a caster wheel assembly for supporting and facilitating travel of the mowing deck, the caster wheel assembly having a mounting arm with a proximal portion mounted to a forward portion of the mowing deck located inboard of the deck wing pivot axis and a distal portion extending forwardly and laterally outwardly from the proximal portion so that a caster wheel carried by the distal portion of the mounting arm is located outboard of the deck wing pivot axis.