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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2022
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Maxwell G. Anderson, Hartford, WI (US);
Sijith P M, Badakara, IN;
Sean V. Link, Madison, WI (US);
Sam E. Kuehn, West Bend, WI (US);
William J. Pickart, Juneau, WI (US);
Meghan M. Krause, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A zero turning radius mower park brake system includes a pair of steering levers attached to steering arm brackets that are pivotable forward and reverse on a first axis for rotating a pair of traction drive wheels in forward or reverse, and pivotable outwardly on a second axis while in a neutral position. A wire cable connects each steering arm bracket to a park brake. The wire cable retracts sufficiently to actuate the park brake when the steering arm bracket is pivoted outwardly on the second axis, but does not actuate the park brake when the steering arm bracket it pivoted forward or reverse. At least one spring provides a force urging the park brake into engagement when the steering arm pawls to park brake engaged position.