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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Trevor Huss, Brownsville, WI (US);
Kyle T. Ressler, West Bend, WI (US);
Ryan S. Strasser, Juneau, WI (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 42/00 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/005 (2013.01); A01D 34/006 (2013.01); A01D 42/005 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mulch kit control lever includes a handle pivotably mounted to a support plate with a tension spring connecting the handle to the support plate and urging the handle to pivot to either a mulching position or a side discharge position relative to the support plate. The tension spring is connected before the mulch kit control lever is installed on the mower deck. A retainer slides in a slot in one of the support plate and the handle preventing over-travel of the handle past the mulching position and the side discharge position.