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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2023
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert D. Dunbar, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Jeremy B. Lambert, Raleigh, NC (US);
Vinesh Y. Deshmukh, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/74 (2006.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/81 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/74 (2013.01); A01D 34/006 (2013.01); A01D 34/81 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible rotary mower deck lift system includes a center deck having a first end and a second end, and a wing deck pivotably attached to each of the first and second ends. A linear actuator may be actuated to raise and hold each wing deck at a position that is parallel to the center deck, and a lift cylinder may be actuated to raise the center deck and the wing decks together to an intermediate position above a ground surface wherein the center deck and the wing decks are out of contact with the ground surface.