Patents
US 10952378 B2: Grounds maintenance vehicle with removable control tower skin
- Granted
- 2021-03-23
- Filed
- 2019-05-03 application 16403434
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a grounds maintenance vehicle are disclosed. The vehicle includes a frame and a control tower disposed at or near a rear end of the frame. The control tower includes a support structure that defines an interior space of the control tower and a nonplanar removable skin connected to the support structure. The removable skin includes a front side disposed over a front side of the support structure and a lateral side disposed over at least one of a left side or a right side of the support structure. A portion of at least one of the front side or lateral side of the removable skin is disposed above an uppermost surface of the prime mover. Further, the removable skin is adapted to be at least partially removed from the support structure to facilitate additional access to the interior space of the control tower.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210323.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY INCORPORATED 69 patents | US company or organization | Beatrice, NE | Exmark Manufacturing Company Incorporated State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian S. C. Bryant | Lincoln, NE | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nickolas T. Moore | Beatrice, NE | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Patrick D. Sands | Firth, NE | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01D | Harvesting; mowing | A01D34/64 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRYANT, CHRISTIAN S.C. signed 2019-06-13 MOORE, NICKOLAS T. signed 2019-06-13 SANDS, PATRICK D. signed 2019-06-14 | EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED BEATRICE, NE | 49487/15 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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