BRIGGS & STRATTON, LLC

A lawn mower, comprising a chassis, a pair of front wheels coupled with the chassis, a pair of rear wheels coupled with the chassis, a mower deck supported by the chassis, and a battery assembly configured to power a drive motor. The battery assembly may comprise a plurality of battery packs, and a receptacle defined in part by a bottom wall. The receptacle may include a plurality of bays, each bay having a receiver extending away from the bottom wall, the receiver configured to guide a battery pack within the bay, and a power connector spaced a distance from the bottom wall, the power connector configured to engage the pack connector to electrically couple the battery pack to the receptacle, where the receptacle is angled at an acute angle relative to an operating plane.

Outdoor power equipment includes a frame, a pair of drive wheels, a front axle assembly, a first wheel, a second wheel, a first rod, and a second rod. The pair of drive wheels are coupled to a second end portion of the frame. The front axle assembly includes a bar pivotably coupled to a first end portion of the frame about a pivot axis. The first wheel is coupled to a first lateral end of the bar. The second wheel is coupled to a second lateral end of the bar. The first rod is pivotably coupled between the frame and the first lateral end of the bar. The second rod is pivotably coupled between the frame and the second lateral end of the bar.

A rotary cutting blade includes a cutting edge, a lift wing that arcs or angles upwardly from the cutting edge and defines a leading end from which the cutting edge extends and a trailing end, and a wing tail that extends from the trailing end of the lift wing in a direction away from the cutting edge.

A chore product includes a chassis, an energy storage device supported by the chassis, a left drive assembly, and a right drive assembly. Each of the left drive assembly and the right drive assembly includes a drive motor coupled to the energy storage device, an axle coupled to a left tractive element or a right tractive element, and a transmission positioned between the drive motor and the axle. The transmission includes a housing having a first end and a second end. The housing defines a first interface positioned at the first end and engaging with the drive motor, a second interface positioned at the second end and receiving the axle, a third interface positioned proximate the second end and extending from the housing in a first direction, and a fourth interface positioned proximate the second end and extending from the housing in a second direction generally opposite the first direction.

A brake assembly includes a brake pedal pivotally coupled to a base plate at a first rotation point and including a first pedal portion, the brake pedal configured to pivot from a first disengaged configuration to a first engaged configuration. The brake assembly further includes a lock pedal including a second pedal portion, the lock pedal rotatably coupled to the brake pedal and configured to move from a second disengaged configuration to a second engaged configuration when force is applied to the second pedal portion, wherein the brake pedal is configured to pivot from the first disengaged configuration to the first engaged configuration when the force is applied to the second pedal portion. The lock pedal is configured to remain in the second engaged configuration and the brake pedal is configured to remain in the first engaged configuration when the force on the second pedal portion is removed.

A battery-powered outdoor power equipment includes a battery, a first electric motor configured to operate at a first power level and a second power level, a runtime module having a display and a first control button, and a controller in communication with the battery, the electric motor, and the display. The controller being configured to communicate a remaining runtime of the battery to the display based on a charge level of the battery, and update the remaining runtime in response to an input to the first control button that changes the first electric motor from the first power level to the second power level.

A zero-turn radius lawnmower includes a chassis having a rear frame, a crossbeam, and a subframe, and a battery receptacle for receiving a battery pack. A first rear suspension cradle is rotatable coupled to the crossbeam on a first end, and is movably coupled to the first side panel on a second end. The first rear suspension cradle supports a first electric motor configured to rotate a first drive wheel supported by the first rear suspension cradle. A second rear suspension cradle is rotatably coupled to the crossbeam on a first end and movably coupled to the second side panel on a second end. The second suspension cradle supports a second electric motor configured to rotate a second drive wheel supported by the second rear suspension cradle. The first rear suspension cradle and the second rear suspension cradle are independently rotatable relative to the rear frame.

A battery pack includes a housing, a plurality of rechargeable battery cells, a connection interface, a near-field communication (NFC) reader, a battery management system, and a communication gateway. The connection interface is in communication includes a plurality of data pins, a positive terminal, and a negative terminal. The battery management system is in communication with the NFC reader and is configured to receive information from the NFC reader including an NFC tag identification, then retrieve stored parameters corresponding to the NFC tag identification, and configure at least one of the plurality of data pins based upon the stored parameters corresponding to the NFC tag identification.