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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2003
James Thomas Dowe, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Rodney Allen Fritz, Nashotah, WI (US);
Robert James Loehr, Kewaskum, WI (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A control platform for directing the operation of a snowblower is provided. The platform includes a bail which is pivotably moveable within the platform. Attached to and moveable with the bail are levers for controlling the engagement or disengagement of the drives that power the snowblower's wheels and auger. Also attached with the bail are controls which permit the operator to change the speed and/or direction of the snowblower as well as the orientation of the discharge chute. Through their attachment to the bail and proximity relative to one another, an operator can use each of the levers and controls simultaneously. Accordingly, the platform permits an operator to engage or disengage the drives which power the snowblower's wheels and auger while, simultaneously, enabling a change in speed or direction as well as the direction towards which snow is directed during the removal process.