US 12,239,046 B2
Storage lock assembly for lawn mower, zero-turn-radius lawn mower including same, and lawn mower
Lawrence J. Lardieri, Greensboro, NC (US); and Shota Tanabe, Chapel Hill, NC (US)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Dec. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/541,805.
Prior Publication US 2023/0172103 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/74 (2006.01); A01D 34/82 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 34/82 (2013.01) [A01D 34/74 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage lock assembly for a lawn mower having a frame and a deck suspended from the frame, the deck is adjustable between a stowed position and at least one operating position, the lock assembly comprising:
a primary pedal movably mounted on the frame and connected to the deck to move the deck between the operating position and the stowed position;
a lock striker mounted on and protruding from the primary pedal in a transverse direction of the lawn mower;
a secondary pedal pivotably attached to the primary pedal, the secondary pedal includes an engagement member; and
a deck lock mounted on the frame and movable between,
a locked position where the deck is in the stowed position and the deck lock is engaged with the lock striker, and
an unlocked position where the deck lock is disengaged from the lock striker and the deck is lowered from the stowed position to the operating position, wherein
when the deck lock is in the locked position and the secondary pedal pivots relative to the primary pedal, the engagement member moves the deck lock away from the lock striker and to the unlocked position.