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Patent No.:

US 11091200 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 21, 2019

Zero turning radius mower steering lever modules

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:

Ruth Ilan

Assistant Examiner:

Sophia Marie McGuire

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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Welz, Frank. (2021). Zero turning radius mower steering lever modules (U.S. Patent No. 11091200). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11091200

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