Patent ID: 8850783

Claim:
A reel mower for cutting grass, which comprises: (a) a mower frame supported for rolling over the ground; (b) a power source carried on the mower frame; (c) an operator's station carried on the mower frame for supporting an operator thereon; (d) a plurality of reel cutting units carried on the mower; and (e) a suspension for operatively connecting each reel cutting unit to the mower frame, wherein the suspension includes: (i) at least one substantially vertical pivot joint that provides a substantially vertical pivot axis about which the reel cutting unit pivots to permit the reel cutting unit to yaw relative to the mower frame during turns of the mower frame when the reel cutting unit is in engagement with the ground in a cutting position; and (ii) the vertical pivot axis provided by the at least one pivot joint being inclined or canted relative to vertical at a negative angle that points rearwardly relative to the reel cutting unit and relative to vertical as one proceeds downwardly along the angle of inclination when the reel cutting unit is in engagement with the ground in a cutting position.