Walk-behind mower with wide angle illumination

1. A walk-behind mower comprising:

a mower deck;

a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the mower deck, the plurality of wheels configured to move the walk-behind mower over a support surface in a forward direction and a rearward direction, the plurality of wheels including at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel, the front wheel spaced apart from the rear wheel in the forward direction, the front wheel having a front rotational axis and the rear wheel having a rear rotational axis, the front rotational axis extending parallel with the rear rotational axis;

a head coupled to the mower deck, the head configured to store at least one battery pack; and

a plurality of light sources coupled to at least one of the mower deck and the head, the plurality of light sources including a front light source closer to the front rotational axis than to the rear rotational axis and a rear light source coupled to the mower deck closer to the rear rotational axis than to the front rotational axis.

2. The walk-behind mower of claim 1 , wherein the front light source is disposed forward of the front rotational axis and the rear light source is disposed forward of the rear rotational axis.

3. A walk-behind mower comprising:

a mower deck;

a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the mower deck, the plurality of wheels configured to move the walk-behind mower over a support surface in a forward direction and a rearward direction;

a head coupled to the mower deck, the head configured to store at least one battery pack; and

a plurality of light sources, at least one of the plurality of light sources disposed rearward of the head, the plurality of light sources configured to project light through a continuous illumination angle about the walk-behind mower, the illumination angle extending along an arc from the forward direction toward the rearward direction, the illumination angle being at least 90 degrees.

4. The walk-behind mower of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of light sources includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes.

5. The walk-behind mower of claim 3 , wherein the at least one battery pack is a portable power tool battery pack for use with a variety of power tools.

6. The walk-behind mower of claim 3 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of light sources is mounted to the mower deck.

7. The walk-behind mower of claim 6 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of light sources is coupled to a curvature of a sidewall of the mower deck.

8. The walk-behind mower of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of wheels includes at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel, the front wheel spaced apart from the rear wheel in the forward direction, the front wheel having a front rotational axis and the rear wheel having a rear rotational axis, the front rotational axis extending parallel with the rear rotational axis.

9. The walk-behind mower of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of light sources includes a front light source coupled to the mower deck closer to the front rotational axis than to the rear rotational axis and a rear light source coupled to the mower deck closer to the rear rotational axis than to the front rotational axis.

10. The walk-behind mower of claim 9 , wherein the front light source is disposed forward of the front rotational axis and the rear light source is disposed forward of the rear rotational axis.

11. The walk-behind mower of claim 3 , wherein the illumination angle is a right-side illumination angle, and the plurality of light sources is further configured to illuminate another continuous portion of the support surface through a left-side illumination angle about the walk-behind mower, the left-side illumination angle also extending from the forward direction toward the rearward direction, the left-side illumination angle being at least 90 degrees.

12. The walk-behind mower of claim 11 , wherein each of the right-side illumination angle and the left-side illumination angle is at least 135 degrees.

13. The walk-behind mower of claim 12 , wherein each of the right-side illumination angle and the left-side illumination angle is 180 degrees.

14. The walk-behind mower of claim 11 , wherein the right-side illumination angle is continuous with the left-side illumination angle.

15. The walk behind mower of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the plurality of light sources is coupled to the head.

16. A walk-behind mower comprising:

a mower deck;

a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the mower deck, the plurality of wheels including a pair of front wheels rotatable about a front axis and a pair of rear wheels rotatable about a rear axis, the rear axis disposed rearward relative the front axis;

a handle disposed rearward relative the rear axis; and

a plurality of light sources disposed forward relative the rear axis, the light sources disposed such that each respective wheel of the plurality of wheels has a corresponding light source nearer to the respective wheel than to any other wheel of the plurality of wheels, the plurality of light sources including a rear light source, the rear light source disposed at least partially between the mower deck and the respective rear wheel to which the rear light source is nearest.

17. The walk-behind mower of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of wheels includes four wheels and the plurality of light sources includes four discrete light-emitting diode light sources.

18. The walk-behind mower of claim 17 , wherein each discrete light-emitting diode light source includes more than one light-emitting diode.

19. The walk-behind mower of claim 16 , wherein each light source of the plurality of light sources includes a separate corresponding housing.

20. The walk-behind mower of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the plurality of light sources is incorporated into the mower deck.