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Abstract

A foot actuated lawn mower stabilizing and starting device consisting of a beam structure extending from a lawn mower toward the operator's position where contacting the ground and a foot actuated lever structure supported by the beam structure. The attachment of the device to a lawn mower consists of a pivot such that the end of the device toward the operator may be pivoted up and stowed beneath the lawn mower handle when not in use. To stabilize and start the lawn mower, the device is lowered into contact with the ground. The device is actuated by a natural downward stepping motion of the operator's foot upon a pedal while standing upright and in the safe operating position with access to the operating and safety controls of the mower. Actuation produces significant vertical contact forces between the device and the ground, thus serving to stabilize the mower against movement while simultaneously producing horizontal pulling movement of the lever structure to which is connected the engine starter extension. The horizontal forces exerted by the lever structure upon the engine starter extension are equally and oppositely resisted by the beam structure, resulting in no net horizontal forces being applied to the mower when starting the engine by actuating this device.

First Claim