Zero turning radius mower adjustable toe board

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10588256-B2
Application number	US-201715723797-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 3, 2017
Priority date	Oct 3, 2017
Publication date	Mar 17, 2020
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020

Abstract

A ZTR mower adjustable toe board includes a one piece sheet metal plate having a rear portion releasably engaged to a cross member extending between left and right longitudinal frame members of a ZTR mower at a plurality of different fore and aft positions. A plurality of tabs may extend rearwardly from the rear portion, each tab having two bends for inserting and securing it in any of a plurality of slots in the cross member. The plate may include an upwardly inclined front portion positioned over a front frame member and resiliently abutting the front frame member at the plurality of different fore and aft positions. A plurality of foot pegs may be mounted to the upwardly inclined front portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A zero turning radius mower adjustable toe board, comprising:
a plate having a rear portion mounted between a left longitudinal member and a right longitudinal member of a zero turning radius mower frame and having a plurality of tabs extending from the rear portion and inserted into a plurality of slots in a cross member between the left and right longitudinal members of the frame in front of an operator seat;
and having an upwardly inclined forward portion having a plurality of resilient supports resting on a front cross member of the frame;
the plate mountable without tools at a plurality of different fore and aft positions relative to the operator seat.

2. The zero turning radius mower adjustable toe board of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of U-shaped foot pegs mounted on the top surface of the upwardly inclined forward portion.

3. The zero turning radius mower adjustable toe board of claim 1 wherein the inclined front portion includes a horizontal surface where the resilient supports are attached.

4. The zero turning radius mower adjustable toe board of claim 1 wherein the rear portion has upturned left and right edges.

5. The zero turning radius mower adjustable toe board of claim 1 wherein the front cross member includes a plurality of rows of slots.

6. A zero turning radius mower adjustable toe board, comprising:
a one piece sheet metal plate having a rear portion releasably engaged to a cross member extending between a left longitudinal frame member and a right longitudinal frame member of a zero turning radius mower and moveable without tools between at a plurality of different fore and aft positions relative to an operator seat;
and having an upwardly inclined front portion positioned over a front frame member and resiliently abutting the front frame member at the plurality of different fore and aft positions; and
a plurality of foot pegs mounted to the upwardly inclined front portion at a plurality of different positions.

7. The zero turning radius mower adjustable toe board of claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of tabs extending rearwardly from the rear portion, each tab having two bends for securely engaging any of a plurality of slots in the cross member.

8. The zero turning radius mower adjustable toe board of claim 6 wherein each of the foot pegs has non-slip surface features.

9. The zero turning radius mower adjustable toe board of claim 6 wherein the foot pegs are U-shaped.

10. A zero turning radius mower adjustable toe board, comprising:
a plate having a rear portion and an upwardly inclined forward portion mountable without tools at a plurality of different fore and aft positions between a pair of longitudinal frame members of a zero turning radius mower; and
a plurality of foot pegs mounted to the upwardly inclined forward portion at a plurality of positions.

11. The zero turning radius mower adjustable toe board of claim 10 further comprising a plurality of resilient supports mounted between the upwardly inclined forward portion and a cross member of the frame.

12. The zero turning radius mower adjustable toe board of claim 10 further comprising a cross member extending between the pair of longitudinal frame members and having a plurality of rows of slots that are engaged by a plurality of tabs extending from the rear portion of the plate.

Assignees

• Deere & Co

Inventors

• Baena Sebastian
• Lopez Ivan Jesus
• Dunbar Robert D
• Clontz Wesley E

Classifications

• A01D2101/00

  Lawn-mowers · CPC title

• B60N3/06

  of footrests · CPC title

• A01D34/82 Primary

  Other details · CPC title

• A01D67/04

  Seats · CPC title