Steering Assembly Indicator System for a Lawn Care or Zero-Turn Vehicle
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1. A lawn care vehicle comprising:
- a first steering lever operably coupled to a first wheel of the lawn care vehicle for steering the lawn care vehicle, andan indicator system comprising a first illuminating element, the first illuminating element being mounted to the first steering lever and being configured to illuminate in response to detection of a predetermined trigger or condition thereby providing an alert to an operator of the lawn care vehicle.
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Abstract
A riding lawn care vehicle may include a steering assembly and an indicator system may be incorporated into a portion of the steering assembly. The steering assembly, which may be, for example, a steering lever on a zero-turn vehicle, is coupled to a mechanism to move at least one wheel, and the indicator system may includes at least one illuminating element and/or display device that is configured to visually communicate information to an operator in response to detection of a predetermined trigger or condition occurring.
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33 Claims
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1. A lawn care vehicle comprising:
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a first steering lever operably coupled to a first wheel of the lawn care vehicle for steering the lawn care vehicle, and an indicator system comprising a first illuminating element, the first illuminating element being mounted to the first steering lever and being configured to illuminate in response to detection of a predetermined trigger or condition thereby providing an alert to an operator of the lawn care vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A riding lawn mower comprising:
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a vehicle frame; an operator station coupled to the frame and configured to hold an operator during operation of the riding lawn mower; a cutting deck coupled to the frame and comprising at least one cutting blade for cutting grass; a steering assembly operably coupled to a mechanism to move at least one wheel; and an indicator system mounted to the steering assembly, the indicator system configured to provide information to the operator about operation of the riding lawn mower. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 17, 22, 23)
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24. A zero-turn vehicle comprising:
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a first drive wheel; a second drive wheel capable of being driven at a different speed or in a different direction than the first drive wheel; a first lever at least partially controlling speed or direction of the first drive wheel; a second lever at least partially controlling speed or direction of the second drive wheel; and an indicator system at least partially incorporated into the first lever, the indicator system configured to visually communicate information to an operator of the zero-turn vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (26, 30, 32)
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