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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2002
Christopher Lee Rupiper, Lomira, WI (US);
John Franklin Ferree, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Michael Charles Lee, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Christopher Lee Rupiper, Lomira, WI (US);
John Franklin Ferree, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Michael Charles Lee, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Deere & Co., Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
In a vehicle, such as a lawn and garden tractor, having an engine that drives a hydrostatic transmission and having forward and reverse pedals that control the hydrostatic transmission, an operator-actuated transmission locking mechanism locks the forward and reverse pedals in a neutral position. The vehicle includes a parking brake that has a manually set portion to cause engagement of the parking brake. The transmission locking mechanism is mechanically connected to the manually set portion such that the manually set portion and the transmission locking mechanism are actuated together.