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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:
Aug. 02, 1983
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ralph E Shirley, Waterloo, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192-357 ; 192 / ;
Abstract
A control system for a fluid activated clutch which includes a shut-off valve and a manually operable control lever connected to a control valve. A quantity of fluid retained in a fluid reservoir is pressurized by a pump and fluidly supplied to the clutch by fluid passages which interconnect the two valves. Movement of the control lever activates the control valve and allows pressurized fluid to control the position of the shut-off valve. After the fluid has been pressurized, the shut-off valve functions to prevent the clutch from being engaged by the pressurized fluid until the control lever has been depressed once and then released.