Patent ID: 7677017

Claim:
A power unit support assembly for a walk-behind mower, the power unit support assembly comprising: a mower frame including a fastener receiver and a receiving member having an aperture; and a plurality of power unit support members each adapted for supporting a different type of power unit, each support member including an extending member forming a bent tab with respect to said support member for sliding into, with clearance, said aperture of said receiving member so that said extending member must be rotated and slid into said aperture, said extending member extends beyond said aperture so that said extending member contacts a portion of said receiving member prohibiting a linear withdrawal of said extending member from said aperture so that said support member is rotated in order to withdraw said extending member from said receiving member aperture and said support members including a securement portion aligned with said fastener receiver to receive a fastener to secure the securement portion with the mower frame for providing a rapid disconnect between said support member and said mower frame such that the plurality of power unit support members and mower frame providing a system that enables different type of power units to be rapidly substituted for one another on said mower frame and said plurality of power unit support members each being releasably connectable to the mower frame, via said receiving member and fastener receiver, such that the system provides for the respective different types of power units to be rapidly interchangeably mounted to the mower frame providing the walk-behind mower with different types of power units for specific mowing tasks.