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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary Allen Rehn, Andover, IL (US);
Robert Otto Taube, Moline, IL (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
172266 ; 172269 ;
Abstract
A safety trip mechanism for a ground working tool utilizes a roller pin engageable with a notched and spring biased latch to resist collapse of a toggle linkage and rotation of the tool supporting standard as obstacles are encountered by the tool. The roller pin is rigidly connected to one toggle link and spaced from the frame which supports the standard to reduce the breakout force acting on the pin. Flattening of the roller pin surface and wear between the pin and its latch are accordingly reduced to improve reliability of the trip mechanism and decrease maintenance.