Patent attributes
An electric lawn mower includes an electric motor and battery supported on a wheeled motor deck, a handle mounted on the deck and pivotable between first and second handle positions, and a pivoting failsafe switch system for respectively enabling and disabling powered operation of the electric motor when the handle is in the first and second handle positions. The pivoting switch assembly includes a magnet and a magnet sensor sensing the magnet. The magnet is carried by a turning member that moves when the handle is moved. The magnet sensor respectively generates high and low signals when the handle is located in the first and second handle positions. The sensor signals are transmitted to a motor control unit for respectively enabling and disabling the operation of the electric motor.
