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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2019
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Gerard G. Betz, II, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ryan W. Cunningham, Woodbury, MN (US);
James Kuemper, New Hope, MN (US);
Michael H. Benedict, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 5/14 (2006.01); E02F 9/22 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01); E02F 3/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 5/145 (2013.01); E02F 9/2033 (2013.01); E02F 9/2253 (2013.01); E02F 3/8816 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present Application discloses a trenching device with two operational modes, Mode 1 and mode 2. In Mode 1, the trenching lever is disengaged, the device does not trench, but only functions as a transporting unit in a forward direction with a maximum speed. In Mode 2, the trenching lever is engaged, the device starts trenching, but stops functioning as a transporting unit.