Patents
US 8769918 B2: Mower deck with centrally located caster wheel
- Granted
- 2014-07-08
- Filed
- 2012-09-18 application 13621873
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A rotary mower deck assembly has a caster assembly mounted within a spindle hub. The spindle hub is rotated within a hub, which is permanently and rigidly mounted to the mower deck. When rotated, the spindle hub rotates cutting blades mounted within the mower deck. The spindle hub is disposed within the spindle hub to bear the weight of the mower deck assembly.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140708.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Motion Systems, Inc. 14 patents | US company or organization | River Falls, WI | Air Motion Systems, Inc. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llewellyn E. Williams | Welch, MN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01D | Harvesting; mowing | A01D34/84 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B23P | Metal-working not otherwise provided for; combined operations; universal machine tools | B23P11/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49826 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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