Patent ID: 7690178

Claim:
A lawn mower, comprising: a vehicle body comprising a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels; a mower unit mounted to the vehicle body between the front wheels and rear wheels, the mower unit suspended from the vehicle body by links, the links movable to raise and lower the mower unit relative to ground level; and a grass striping mechanism connected with the vehicle body and mower unit, comprising: a stay arm connected to the mower unit; a roller support member movably connected to the stay arm such that the roller support member is capable of movement having at least a generally vertical component relative to ground level; a grass striping roller rotationally supported by the roller support member; and a lift link connected to the vehicle body and connected with the roller support member, the lift link comprising an abutment member to engage with at least one of the links such that upward movement of the at least one link imparts movement to the lift link and the roller support member to lift the grass striping roller from contact with the ground to a raised transport position.