Patent ID: 6857256

Claim:
A selective position lawn mower discharge chute cover comprising, in combination: a vertical bar having a first end defining a handle and a second end fixedly attached to a pivot bar wherein said pivot bar is rotatably disposed between a first pivot stanchion and a second pivot stanchion; a generally horizontal pivot arm having a first end attached to said pivot bar and a second end defining a crank plate wherein said crank plate further defines an aperture; a cam plate comprising a cam pin and a drive pin, wherein said cam plate is rotatably attached to a third pivot stanchion and wherein said cam pin is received in said crank plate aperture; a chute cover door fixedly attached to a first lift plate and a second lift plate wherein said first lift plate is rotatably attached to said third pivot stanchion and said second lift plate is rotatably attached to a fourth pivot stanchion; and a tension means for maintaining said chute cover in an open position when opened and a closed position when closed.