Articulating handle for a walk-behind mower

Abstract

A walk-behind greensmower includes an operator presence control for selectively determining when power from a source is delivered to an output. The operator presence control includes a handle, a bale coupled to the handle, a control arm and an electromagnet. The bale is moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The control arm is moveable between a neutral position and a drive position where the control arm causes delivery of power from the source to the output when in the drive position. The electromagnet is selectively energizable in response to the position of the bale such that the control arm is retained in the drive position when the bale is in the engaged position.

1 . An operator control assembly for a turf grooming device, the operator control assembling comprising: 
 a support adapted to be coupled to the turf grooming device;    a handle; and    a tilt mechanism pivotally interconnecting the handle and the support, the tile mechanism being operable to selectively fix the position of the handle relative to the support at a desired angle.    
   
   
       2 . The operator control assembly of  claim 1  wherein the tilt mechanism includes a lever biased toward an engaged position where the handle position is fixed relative to the support.  
   
   
       3 . The operator control assembly of  claim 2  wherein the tilt mechanism includes an upper bracket and a lower bracket pivotally coupled to one another, one of the upper and lower brackets including a first set of teeth, the lever including a second set of teeth selectively engageable with the first set of teeth, the sets of teeth being engaged when the lever is in the engaged position.  
   
   
       4 . The operator control assembly of  claim 3  wherein the sets of teeth are disengaged when the lever is in the disengaged position thereby allowing angular movement of the handle relative to the support.