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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2017
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Digvijay Bhosale, Pune, IN;
Benjamin J. Heimbuch, Waterloo, IA (US);
DEERE & COMPANY ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A wheel weight assembly for a vehicle that has a wheel hub. The wheel weight assembly includes a wheel weight and a mounting assembly. The wheel weight includes a mounting aperture that defines a fixed axis. The mounting assembly is positioned in the mounting apertures and pivots relative thereto. The mounting assembly includes a hook and a rotator. The hook is positioned laterally inboard of the wheel hub, while the rotator is positioned laterally outboard of the wheel weight and is coupled to the hook. The rotator is configured to rotate the hook from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the hook not engaged with the wheel hub, but in the second position, the hook is engaged with the wheel hub.