Patent ID: 7707812

Claim:
A lawn mower comprising: a shroud positioned a fixed distance from a surface by a rear axle supported by a pair of rear wheels; a motor adjustment member confined by the shroud; a motor in sliding communication with the shroud and communicating with the motor adjustment member; a cutting member coupled to the motor, wherein a cutting height of the cutting member relative to the surface is set by manipulation of the motor adjustment member to fix a vertical position of the motor relative to the shroud; a pair of front wheels mounted on opposing ends of a common front axle; a steering tongue enclosing the common axle and disposed between and adjacent to the pair of front wheels; a pivot mechanism pivotally securing an attachment member of the steering tongue to the shroud; and a push handle comprising a pair of rotatable connecting members, in which each connecting member is attached to the common front axle and positioned adjacent opposing ends of the steering tongue, while being disposed between a corresponding wheel of the pair of front wheels and a corresponding end of the opposing ends of the steering tongue, and wherein the front wheels pivot into misalignment relative to the rear wheels to turn the lawn mower in response to an applied steering force.