US Patent Issued to DEERE & Co. on March 24 for "Walk behind greens mower handle height adjustment mechanism" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,030, issued on March 24, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).

"Walk behind greens mower handle height adjustment mechanism" was invented by Brent G. Rinholm (Fuquay Varina, N.C.) and Jeffrey D. Witwer (Clayton, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A walk behind greens mower handle height adjustment mechanism includes a lower handle frame extending upwardly and rearwardly from a reel cutting unit, an upper handle frame slidably connected to the lower handle frame, and a handle height adjustment mechanism between the lower handle frame and the upper handle frame. An activation lever on the lower handle frame locks and unlock...