| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7401425 |
Snowthrower wheel drive steering system |
July 22, 2008 |
| A snowthrower has independent wheel drive trains to allow steering by clutching one drive train while unclutching the other drive train. The clutch in each drive train comprises a plurality of pivotal pawls carried on a drive member with the pawls pivoting in a plane that is substant |
| 7395652 |
Reel mower with adjustable bedknife having constant longitudinal location relative to reel |
July 8, 2008 |
| A walk reel mower includes a pair of inclined rigid links for mounting the reel cutting unit to the reel mower frame for rolling about a longitudinal axis, and a pair of vertical support arms for mounting the reel cutting unit to the reel mower frame for pitching about a transverse a |
| 7392956 |
Rotary sprinkler with arc adjustment guide and flow-through shaft |
July 1, 2008 |
| A rotary sprinkler having an adjustable arc segment whose angular extent and absolute direction relative to the ground are represented by an arc indicator, which arc indicator may comprise a band whose visible length represents the angular extent and whose position on the sprinkler point |
| 7367174 |
Rotary lawn mower with pivotal mulch door |
May 6, 2008 |
| A rotary walk behind lawn mower has a wheeled cutting deck with a downwardly facing cutting chamber. A rotatable cutting blade is contained inside the cutting chamber above a lower edge of a peripheral sidewall and beneath a central hub, an annular channel being formed between the si |
| 7364096 |
Sprayer with pivotal wing booms having forward and reverse breakaway and folded X-shaped transpo |
April 29, 2008 |
| This invention relates to a sprayer having a center boom and pivotal wing booms. The wing booms can be pivoted from an extended spray position to an elevated transport position by lifting and lowering each wing boom about a longitudinal lift pivot axis. In addition, each wing boom can |
| 7363113 |
Intelligent environmental sensor for irrigation systems |
April 22, 2008 |
| The invention provides a regulator system for regulating the operation of an irrigation system which is responsive to user programmed information. It has a control element for issuing watering control signals to an irrigation system, having at least one of (i) a duration programming |
| 7358626 |
Two-wire power and communications for irrigation systems |
April 15, 2008 |
| A large number of irrigation system devices connected to a common two-wire cable can be powered and individually controlled from a central location by transmitting over the cable DC pulses of alternating polarity. Control information is conveyed by transmitting a command pulse train cons |
| 7337988 |
Regulating turbine for sprinkler |
March 4, 2008 |
| The present invention provides a turbine with dual sets of fins and a stator assembly for directing water onto both sets of fins. The water flow directed to the first set of fins generates slightly more force than the water flow directed to the second set of fins. In this manner, the |
| 7337601 |
Grass groomer with integrated brush for reel cutting unit |
March 4, 2008 |
| A grass groomer for a reel cutting unit of a mower comprises a grooming reel that rotates about a substantially horizontal axis. The grooming reel has a plurality of helical blade tip flights with the blade tips in each flight acting sufficiently against the turf to cut horizontal grass |
| 7337600 |
Grass striping apparatus for use with lawn vehicle |
March 4, 2008 |
| A grass striping apparatus for use with a lawn vehicle, e.g., a lawn mower. The striping apparatus may include a frame assembly operatively coupled to the vehicle, e.g., to a cutting deck of the vehicle, and a wiper member extending along a rear side of the cutting deck. The wiper me |
| 7331167 |
Mow/speed interlock system for riding mowers |
February 19, 2008 |
| A mower has at least one powered cutting unit for mowing grass. A switch is provided for permitting operation of the cutting unit or for preventing operation of the cutting unit depending upon the state of the switch. The switch is linked in some fashion, e.g. mechanically or electro |
| 7328566 |
Resilient discharge deflecting chute |
February 12, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus for a resilient and flexible discharge deflecting chute of a lawn mower. A discharge deflecting chute utilizing a flexible sheet shaped into a chute-like form by a frame is disclosed. A flexible, resilient discharge deflecting chute is provided which has memory |
| 7328563 |
Walk reel mower with electric reel and traction drives |
February 12, 2008 |
| A walk reel mower has a front mounted reel cutting unit and a rear handle. The operator pushes the handle towards the ground to lift the reel cutting unit off the ground prior to turning the walk reel mower around. When this occurs, the manner in which the reel cutting unit is supported |
| 7328529 |
Mower convertible into a tracked implement and vice versa |
February 12, 2008 |
| This invention relates to a mower and a tracked implement that convert from one to the other by coupling a mower unit or a tracked unit to a common drive unit. The drive unit is thus used in both products to provide cost savings in the purchase of the equipment. In the tracked unit, |
| 7328089 |
Satellite irrigation controller |
February 5, 2008 |
| In one embodiment, the present invention provides a satellite irrigation controller that allows a user to insert a input/output card into any position in any sequence and be recognized as an input card or an output card. When the correct card type is determined, the card is service a |
| 7314096 |
Adjustable handle for portable tool |
January 1, 2008 |
| A handle having an adjustable shaft wherein the overall length of the shaft and/or the angular relationship of portions of the shaft can be varied by a user of an associated tool. In one embodiment, the handle includes a first tube, a second tube connected to a working unit of a port |
| 7303368 |
Trailer for walk greensmower |
December 4, 2007 |
| A trailer for a walk greensmower comprises a trailer frame supported by a pair of ground engaging trailer wheels. The trailer frame includes a pair of spaced, parallel wheel ramps. A tongue is provided for connecting to a tow vehicle. The trailer frame is pivotal relative to the tongue a |
| 7293612 |
Walk aerator with ground following coring head |
November 13, 2007 |
| A walk aerator comprises a frame supported by a plurality of ground engaging wheels, the frame carrying a coring head having a plurality of side-by-side tine assemblies. The wheels define a wheelbase which is substantially equal to or less than the width of a coring swath and the whe |
| 7266893 |
Filament trimmer with dual triggers |
September 11, 2007 |
| A filament trimmer includes a rotatable trimmer head having an outwardly extending filament. The trimmer has an upper handle that the operator can grip to operate the trimmer in either a trim mode or an edge mode. In the trim mode, the filament extending outwardly from the trimmer head i |
| 7257909 |
Convertible yard tool |
August 21, 2007 |
| A convertible yard tool is disclosed having an implement connected for rotation within a housing, wherein the implement and housing are operated relative to a ground surface in either a snow throwing orientation or a sweeping orientation. When operated in the snow throwing orientation an |
| 7247837 |
Optical moisture sensor and method of making the same |
July 24, 2007 |
| A soil moisture sensor uses a non-collimated light source and a photosensor, respectively, mounted at the foci of a transparent ellipsoidal plastic body. The dimensions of the body are such that emitted light rays are internally reflected toward the photosensor at the surface of the |
| 7240473 |
Lawn mower and starter cord guide for use with same |
July 10, 2007 |
| A walk-behind lawn mower having a cord guide system for routing a recoil starter cord relative to a handle assembly of the mower. The guide system may include a cord guide operable to hold the starter cord to a non-interfering position such that a rear collection hopper can be easily |
| 7231755 |
Walk-behind implement and handle assembly release apparatus for use with same |
June 19, 2007 |
| A walk-behind implement, e.g., lawn mower, having a handle assembly, and a handle assembly release apparatus for use with such an implement. The release apparatus, in one embodiment, may permit unlocking of the handle assembly from a first operating position relative to a housing of the |
| 7225057 |
Virtual dial irrigation controller |
May 29, 2007 |
| The present invention includes an irrigation controller utilizing a "virtual" dial. In particular, the present invention contemplates an electronic programming and controlling interface that is controlled according to actuation of a simple on/off switch (i.e., a binary switch), prefe |
| 7213890 |
Wheel hub assemblies with anti-rotate feature for use with zero-radius-turning vehicle |
May 8, 2007 |
| The present invention provides a hub assembly and a hub fastener anti-rotate apparatus for securing a wheel of vehicle (e.g., a zero-radius-turning lawn mower) to a vehicle drive axle. The anti-rotate apparatus may assist in preventing or substantially limiting loosening of a hub fas |
| 7191584 |
Walk reel mower |
March 20, 2007 |
| A walk reel mower includes a pair of inclined rigid links for mounting the reel cutting unit to the reel mower frame for rolling about a longitudinal axis, and a pair of vertical support arms for mounting the reel cutting unit to the reel mower frame for pitching about a transverse a |
| 7189960 |
Optical moisture sensor |
March 13, 2007 |
| A soil moisture sensor has a cylindrical body of transparent cyclic olefin polymer (COC). A pair of axially spaced cavities tapered toward each other are formed in the body. A light source is placed in one of the cavities, and a light sensor is placed in the other. The walls of the c |
| 7150413 |
Adjustable spray nozzle assembly for line marker |
December 19, 2006 |
| A line marker carries a spray nozzle assembly for marking or painting a line on a horizontal surface. The spray nozzle assembly includes a mounting bracket that is clamped to a support arm in various pivotally adjusted positions. The mounting bracket carries both the spray nozzle and |
| 7140555 |
Hydraulic circuit for line marker having marking, flush and clean out modes of operation |
November 28, 2006 |
| A line marker carries a spray nozzle assembly for marking or painting a line on a horizontal surface. The line marker has a hydraulic circuit which includes a reservoir for holding marking liquid therein and a tank for holding water therein. A pump can pump marking liquid through the |
| 7133749 |
Method and apparatus for optimizing soil moisture |
November 7, 2006 |
| A self-adjusting irrigation controller takes a pre-irrigation soil moisture reading prior to irrigation, chooses an amount of water to be dispensed corresponding to that reading from a table, and dispenses that amount of water. A predetermined length of time after the end of irrigati |
| 7104472 |
Constant velocity turbine and stator assemblies |
September 12, 2006 |
| A rotary sprinkler system for both above-the ground and pop-up rotary sprinkler systems that controls the rate of nozzle rotation is disclosed. To maintain a relatively constant and controlled nozzle rotation, one or more chamfered spokes are included on the turbine of the sprinkler |
| 7096969 |
Walk aerator with inboard wheels |
August 29, 2006 |
| A walk aerator comprises a frame supported by a plurality of ground engaging wheels, the frame carrying a coring head having a plurality of side-by-side tine assemblies. The wheels define a wheelbase which is substantially equal to or less than the width of a coring swath and the whe |
| 7093415 |
Lawn mower having adjustable flow control baffle |
August 22, 2006 |
| A mower deck having a plurality of cutting blades carried within a cutting chamber and having a plurality of flow control baffles positioned within the cutting chamber including a first flow control baffle being movably connected to the mower deck. The first flow control baffle being |
| 7065947 |
Powered ZRT sand grooming vehicle and grooming brush rake |
June 27, 2006 |
| A sand grooming vehicle comprises a vehicle having zero radius turn capability. The vehicle includes a front caster wheel, two independently driven rear wheels, and twin control sticks for allowing spin turning of the vehicle by driving the outboard drive wheel and stopping or reversing |
| 7032368 |
Attachment for connecting a duct to a grass bagger of a mower |
April 25, 2006 |
| An attachment for releasably coupling a conduit or duct on a mower to the grass bagger inlet of a grass bagger. The duct has a front end connected to a cutting deck carried on the mower and a rear end connected to the grass bagger inlet. The duct is flexible and includes a spiral rib on |
| 7032333 |
Snowthrower chute and deflector control |
April 25, 2006 |
| A single joystick type control handle controls the chute and deflector of a snowthrower. The control handle can be moved laterally from side to side and a second linkage including a gear connection laterally rotates the chute from side to side in the same direction, i.e. movement of the |
| 7028920 |
Adjustable arc sprinkler with full circle operation |
April 18, 2006 |
| The present invention provides a sprinkler with both a reversing part-circle mode and a non-reversing full-circle mode. More specifically, the present invention provides a mechanism for disengaging sprinkler arc stops, allowing for a full circle, non-reversing watering pattern. |
| 7024845 |
Grass striping apparatus for use with lawn vehicle |
April 11, 2006 |
| A grass striping apparatus for use with a lawn vehicle, e.g., a lawn mower. The striping apparatus may include a frame assembly operatively coupled to the vehicle, e.g., to a cutting deck of the vehicle, and a wiper member extending along a rear side of the cutting deck. The wiper me |
| 7017831 |
Sprinkler system |
March 28, 2006 |
| A rotary sprinkler having a rotatable nozzle assembly for watering an arc of ground traversed or swept by the nozzle assembly as the nozzle assembly rotates is disclosed. Oscillating rotation is achieved via a drive train that includes a trip spring that is drivable between first and |
| 7010395 |
PC-programmed irrigation control system |
March 7, 2006 |
| A free-standing field irrigation controller is selectively programmed by a personal computer over a radio link. The computer is equipped with software that displays a screen with seven horizontal time bands representing one day each, arranged vertically to display one week's time. Bo |
| 7010394 |
Intelligent environmental sensor for irrigation systems |
March 7, 2006 |
| The invention provides a regulator system for regulating the operation of an irrigation system which is responsive to user programmed information. It has a control element for issuing watering control signals to an irrigation system, having at least one of (i) a duration programming |
| 7007916 |
Low flow valve improvement |
March 7, 2006 |
| The present invention illustrates an irrigation valve that operates at low flows by providing a guide washer of the valve assembly that prevents diaphragm extrusion. Specifically, the circular channel area of a guide washer of the valve includes spoke-like fins. These fins keep the d |
| 7007448 |
Reel mower with tuned mass damper |
March 7, 2006 |
| A mass damper is carried on the frame of an reel mower by a pair of elastomeric couplers, one at each end of the mass damper. Each coupler is threadedly secured to one end of the mass damper with the coupler received in a cavity at that end of the mass damper. Each coupler is also cl |
| 6996457 |
Irrigation controller with removable station modules |
February 7, 2006 |
| An irrigation controller includes a housing for enclosing a microprocessor that stores and executes at least one watering program. The microprocessor has a parallel output bus with a plurality of pin sets for controlling a plurality of irrigation stations. The connection between the |
| 6986240 |
Resilient discharge deflecting chute |
January 17, 2006 |
| A resilient and flexible discharge deflecting chute for a lawn mower deck. A discharge deflecting chute utilizing a flexible sheet shaped into a chute-like form by a frame. A flexible, resilient discharge deflecting chute has memory characteristics and returns to shape even after sub |
| 6973728 |
Filament trimmer with dual triggers |
December 13, 2005 |
| A filament trimmer includes a rotatable trimmer head having an outwardly extending filament. The trimmer has an upper handle that the operator can grip to operate the trimmer in either a trim mode or an edge mode. In the trim mode, the filament extending outwardly from the trimmer head i |
| 6948782 |
Wheel hub assemblies with anti-rotate feature for use with zero-radius-turning vehicle |
September 27, 2005 |
| The present invention provides a hub assembly and a hub fastener anti-rotate apparatus for securing a wheel of vehicle (e.g., a zero-radius-turning lawn mower) to a vehicle drive axle. The anti-rotate apparatus may assist in preventing or substantially limiting loosening of a hub fas |
| 6945471 |
Rotary sprinkler |
September 20, 2005 |
| A rotary sprinkler having an adjustable arc segment whose angular extent and absolute direction relative to the ground are represented by an arc indicator, which arc indicator may comprise a band whose visible length represents the angular extent and whose position on the sprinkler point |
| 6921030 |
Constant velocity turbine and stator assemblies |
July 26, 2005 |
| A rotary sprinkler system for both above-the ground and pop-up rotary sprinkler systems that controls the rate of nozzle rotation is disclosed. To maintain a relatively constant and controlled nozzle rotation, one or more chamfered spokes are included on the turbine of the sprinkler syst |
| 6910324 |
Multi-bladed rotary cutting deck with mulching and discharge/collection modes |
June 28, 2005 |
| A rotary cutting deck has dual, side-by-side cutting chambers each of which houses a rotary cutting blade. The blades rotate so that grass clippings exit to the rear of the cutting deck through a central, rearwardly extending exit tunnel. A pivotal mulch door is located within the exit |
