Patent ID: 7644846
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for restricting movement of a lawn implement shaft, for use in a lawn implement support system in cooperation with a vertically upstanding support member for horizontal support of shafted lawn implements during storage or transportation thereof, said apparatus comprising: a generally vertically upstanding support post for supporting a first end of a shafted lawn implement in conjunction with the vertically upstanding support member for supporting a second end of the shafted lawn implement, said support post being formed with a slot therein; a shaft support hook mounted to said support post adjacent said slot, and projecting laterally outwardly from said support post for a predetermined distance, said support hook being curved generally vertically in a manner diverging from said support post with at least a portion said support hook disposed at an angle between about 30 and 60 degrees from a vertical plane defined by said support post, with a distal end of said shaft support hook being curved back toward a second vertical plane defined by said support post and perpendicular to said first vertical plane to define a shaft support region intermediate said hook and said support post; a compression pin formed as a cylinder having a threaded bore formed therein and adjustably mounted to said support post adjacent said support hook at a predetermined spacing therefrom, for sliding movement along said slot and thereby said support post, said compression pin including a shaft abutment surface; and a device for fixing said compression pin at a predetermined position along said support post for restrictive contact with the lawn implement shaft including a bolt and washer arrangement with said bolt being fitted to said threaded bore.