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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Frank M. Welz, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Thomas R. Genz, Mayville, WI (US);
Kyle T. Ressler, West Bend, WI (US);
Jaimie Pelino, Raleigh, NC (US);
Paul O. Elhardt, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 11/18 (2006.01); B62D 1/12 (2006.01); B62D 3/14 (2006.01); A01D 34/68 (2006.01); A01D 34/64 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 11/183 (2013.01); B62D 1/12 (2013.01); A01D 34/64 (2013.01); A01D 2034/6843 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01); B62D 3/14 (2013.01); B62D 5/062 (2013.01);
Abstract
Each zero turning radius mower steering lever module includes a one-piece plastic housing independently mounted on a grass mowing machine frame member. A central passage extends through each housing, and a steering arm bracket may be positioned in the central passage and pivotably mounted on a horizontal pivot axis. A steering arm may be attached to an upper end of the steering arm bracket, and a hydrostatic transmission linkage and a damper linkage attached to a lower end of the bracket.