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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jim Milton Shoemaker, Horicon, WI (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 2/506 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 2/506 ;
Abstract
A PTO switch for the attachment drive of a lawn and garden tractor includes a solenoid activated detent to retain the normally off switch in an on position. The switch includes an interlock override position for permitting a function such as mow in reverse. An interlock circuit interrupts drive to the attachment under certain conditions. Once drive is interrupted for any reason, the solenoid deactivates and the switch is moved to the off position so that PTO switch position corresponds to attachment drive condition, even when the drive is interrupted by means other than movement of the switch.