Patent ID: 8245806

Claim:
A mower comprising: a main frame; a plurality of wheels coupled to the main frame, the plurality of wheels comprising at least one front wheel and at least one back wheel; at least one cutter coupled to the main frame; a mower controller; a foot support component coupled to the main frame and configured to at least partly support one or both feet of a user; a seat coupled to the main frame; and a suspension component coupled to the mower controller, the foot support component and to the seat and configured such that the mower controller, the foot support component and the seat are movable with respect to the main frame, wherein the suspension component, the foot support component and the seat are configured such that a movement of the foot support component at least partly controlled by the suspension component substantially parallels that of the seat, wherein the suspension component, the seat and the mower controller are configured such that movement of the at least one mower controller substantially parallels that of the seat, and wherein the foot support is closer to the at least one front wheel than is the seat.