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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Angelo Sebben, Hartford, WI (US);
Melvin Orville Lux, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Timothy Paul Zellmer, Horicon, WI (US);
Matthew Paul Gueller, Slinger, WI (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 4/306 ; A01D 7/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 4/306 ; A01D 7/500 ;
Abstract
A fill indicator for a clippings collection container of a mower having a lever pivotable in response to grass clippings piling up on top of the lever. The lever and the electrical switch that the lever engages are pivotable about an axis as a unit to adjust the sensitivity of the fill indicator.