Patent ID: 7669394

Claim:
An improved mower of the type having a mower frame, a rotary cutting deck carried by the frame, and a plurality of struts for propelling the deck from the frame, wherein the improvement relates to the struts and comprises: (a) a pair of laterally spaced struts having opposite first and second ends, wherein a first end of each strut is pivotally connected to the frame by a first pivot connection and a second end of each strut is pivotally connected to the deck by a second pivot connection, and wherein the first and second pivot connections of each strut are longitudinally spaced apart relative to a forward direction of motion of the frame; (b) a third strut having opposite first and second ends, wherein a first end of the third strut is pivotally connected to the frame by a first pivot connection and a second end of the third strut is pivotally connected to the deck by a second pivot connection, and wherein the first and second pivot connections of each strut are laterally spaced apart on the frame; and (c) an elastomeric member in at least one of the pivot connections of each strut for attenuating transmission of motion of the deck to the frame.