Appeal 2007-0788
Application 10/434,804 2
This appeal involves claims 2-9, 11-14, 17-19, 23-30 and 32. Claims
10, 15, 20-22, and 33 are objected to and claim 35 is allowed. Claims 1, 16,
and 34 have been cancelled.1 We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant
to 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002).
The claims are directed to a mower including means for selectively
permitting and prohibiting movement of the mower deck from a use position
to a storage/servicing position. Claim 2 is illustrative:
2. A mower comprising:
a vehicle having a front and a rear;
a mower deck for selective attachment to the front of the
vehicle, wherein the deck is selectively movable between a generally
horizontal use position and a generally vertical storage/servicing
position when attached to the vehicle; and
means for selectively permitting and prohibiting movement of
the deck from the use position to the storage/servicing position, said
means including a mowing height adjustment lever, wherein
movement of the deck from the use position toward the
storage/servicing position is permitted when the mowing height
adjustment lever is in a collapsed position.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art reference to show
unpatentability:
Esau US 6,347,503 B1 Feb. 19, 2002
1 Claim 31 was not included in the list of rejections and therefore we will not
address claim 31.
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