ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,526, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to THE TORO COMPANY (Bloomington, Minn.).
"Grounds maintenance apparatus with folding handle" was invented by Todd A. Porter (Rosemount, Minn.), Brandon N. Imsdahl (St. Paul, Minn.) and Ryan M. Petersen (Shoreview, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grounds maintenance apparatus adapted for movement from a horizontal operating orientation to a vertical storage orientation. An operator handle of the apparatus may be moved from an operating position during operation, to a folded position for storage. A passive retainer may hold the handle in the folded position. Embodiments of such grounds maint...