Patent ID: 8042322
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle capable of operating in at least a first direction of travel, the vehicle comprising: a frame; an electric power source secured to the frame; an electric motor driven by the electric power source and positioned within an electric motor housing, the electric motor housing secured to a deck and comprising at least a first lateral side parallel to the first direction of travel, and a second lateral side parallel to the first direction of travel and formed opposite the first lateral side; a motor shaft located within and extending through the electric motor housing, the motor shaft driven by the electric motor and comprising a first end, which extends from the first lateral side of the electric motor housing, and a second end, which extends from the second lateral side of the electric motor housing; a first output shaft driven by the first end of the motor shaft, the first output shaft positioned external to the electric motor housing and perpendicular to the motor shaft; a second output shaft driven by the second end of the motor shaft, the second output shaft positioned external to the electric motor housing and perpendicular to the motor shaft; a first mower blade having a first mower blade axis of rotation and driven by the first output shaft; and a second mower blade having a second mower blade axis of rotation and driven by the second output shaft, wherein the first mower blade axis of rotation and the second mower blade axis of rotation are perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the motor shaft; and wherein the first mower blade and the second mower blade are meshed and have a fixed orientation with respect to each other.