ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,347, issued on Nov. 4.
"Four wheel drive conversion assembly for lawn care equipment" was invented by Troy Eberly (Hartville, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive wheel conversion system for self-propelled hydrostatic wheel driven riding/standing lawn care equipment platforms that provide a quick and easy conversion of conventional trailing caster wheel assemblies to independent driven power drive wheels. Such conversion enables a four-wheel drive lawn care vehicle that has interchangeable mower attachments capable for a wide variety of operable use, as needed, on an existing standard lawncare self-propelled platform."
The pat...