ZERO TURN TRACTOR WITH FRONT MOUNTED ENGINE - Patent 1217881

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EP 1 217 881 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	03.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/27

(21)	Application number: 00932815.4

(22)	Date of filing: 26.05.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A01D 34/64, A01D 34/68

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0014/913

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0119/162 (22.03.2001 Gazette 2001/12)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

16.09.1999 US 154061 P

(71)	Applicant: MTD Products Inc.
	Cleveland, OH 44136-9722 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	HARTMUT, Kaesgen Berea, OH 44017 (US)

(74)	Representative: Tongbhoyai, Martin
	An Gross St. Martin 2 50667 Köln 50667 Köln (DE)

(54)	ZERO TURN TRACTOR WITH FRONT MOUNTED ENGINE