Lawn Mower Wheel and Lawn Mower with such a Wheel
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Abstract
A lawn mower wheel (2) is provided. The lawn mower wheel (2) comprises a hub (3) arranged for attachment to a lawn mower wheel axle extending in an axial direction. The lawn mower wheel (2) comprises a tread (4). The tread (4) has a tread width (8) in the axial direction. The tread is a web structure of material portions (6) separated by through openings (7) to reduce the area of the tread (4) onto which grass clippings may attach. The lawn mower wheel (2) comprises a rim (5). The rim (5) extends from the hub (3) to the tread (4). The rim (5) has a rim width (9) in the axial direction. The rim width (9) corresponds to less than half of the tread width (8), to allow grass clippings to fall from one through opening (7) of the tread (4) to another.
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31 Claims
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1. -11. (canceled)
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12. A lawn mower wheel comprising:
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a hub arranged for attachment to a lawn mower wheel axle that extends in an axial direction; a tread portion having a tread width defined in the axial direction and extending coaxially with an axis of the hub to define a wheel volume, the tread portion being arranged to contact a surface over which the wheel is operable responsive to movement of the lawn mower, the tread portion comprising a web structure of material portions separated by through openings to reduce an area of the tread portion; and a rim portion extending between the hub and the tread portion, the rim portion being present in less than half of the wheel volume defined by the tread portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wheeled, outdoor power equipment device comprising:
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a chassis; a handle operably coupled to the chassis; an engine operably coupled to the chassis; and a wheel assembly comprising at least one wheel including; a hub arranged for attachment to a wheel axle that extends in an axial direction; a tread portion having a tread width defined in the axial direction and extending coaxially with an axis of the hub to define a wheel volume, the tread portion being arranged to contact a surface over which the wheel is operable responsive to movement of the device, the tread portion comprising a web structure of material portions separated by through openings to reduce an area of the tread portion; and a rim portion extending between the hub and the tread portion, the rim portion being present in less than half of a wheel volume defined by the tread portion. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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