Patent ID: 6952913

Claim:
A belt-guide mechanism for a mower, the mower comprising a height-adjustable mowing deck supported by a frame of the mower, wherein the mowing deck comprises a cutting blade, a blade shaft connected to the cutting blade, and a blade pulley wheel connected to the blade shaft; a motor carried on the frame and spaced from the deck, the motor comprising a drive shaft and a drive pulley wheel connected to the drive shaft; and a drive belt operably connected to the drive pulley wheel and the blade pulley wheel, the belt-guide mechanism comprising: a first mounting bracket connected to the mower frame generally near the drive pulley wheel; an arm having a first and a second end, the first end pivotally supported by the first mounting bracket and the second end fixed relative to the mowing deck; and a guide pulley wheel connected to the second end of the arm, the guide pulley wheel rotatably engaging the drive belt generally near the blade pulley wheel.