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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:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen Alphonse Braun, Horicon, WI (US);
Llewellyn Everett Williams, Hastings, MN (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01Q / ; A01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56 114 ; 56 113 ;
Abstract
A self-propelled vehicle is provided with a main speed control lever and a brake for preventing rotation of drive wheels. When an operator places the main speed control lever in a stop position, the vehicle's transmission in shifted to a neutral or near-neutral position and the brake is engaged.