| Exmark Manufacturing Company, Incorporated Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20110114906 | JACK MOUNT/SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAME - A jacking apparatus including a jack mount, the apparatus for use with a vehicle such as a riding lawn mower. The jack mount is, in one embodiment, configured to be attached to and removed from the vehicle without the use of tools. In one embodiment, the jack mount includes two jaws that effectively clamp to a frame of the mower. The clamping force is generated by the weight of the mower acting against a jacking force applied to the jack mount by an extensible jacking device. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110105260 | RETAINER FOR ENDLESS DRIVE MEMBER AND DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD INCORPORATING SAME - A retainer for keeping an endless drive member of a drive system in a desired position. In one embodiment, the endless drive member is configured as a belt, wherein the retainer keeps the belt in position for engagement with an associated sheave even when the belt is slackened. The retainer may be configured as an elongate member having a first end fixed to a structure and a second unsupported end opposite the first end. The retainer may be positioned near the sheave and may be elastically deflected to permit removal of the belt when desired. In one embodiment, the retainer is configured as a coiled compression spring. | 05-05-2011 |