公开(公告)号：US11849670B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US17943752

申请日：2022-09-13

Applicant: THE TORO COMPANY

Inventor： Chadwick A Shaffer ,  Todd A. Porter ,  Jeff Weber ,  Shawn S. Monitor ,  Jason Van Putten Holt

IPC: A01D34/82 ,  A01D34/68 ,  A01D34/69 ,  A01D34/78 ,  A01D101/00

CPC classification number: A01D34/824 ,  A01D34/6806 ,  A01D34/69 ,  A01D34/78 ,  A01D2034/6843 ,  A01D2101/00

Abstract: A walk power mower has a deck with an upwardly and rearwardly extending handle behind which a user walks when operating the mower. The mower is self-propelled by a variable speed traction drive. The handle includes a slidable handle grip for engaging and selecting a speed of the traction drive to control the ground speed of the mower. Forward ground speed is set by pushing the handle grip forwardly on the handle from a neutral position. Reverse ground speed if available is by pulling the handle grip rearwardly from its neutral position. The handle grip follows a curved path as it moves forwardly or rearwardly to flatten the path of travel of the handle grip from the travel that would have occurred absent the curved path.