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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:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Brian J. Witt, Brillion, WI (US);
Fredric D. Schreiner, Green Bay, WI (US);
Inventors:
Brian J. Witt, Brillion, WI (US);
Fredric D. Schreiner, Green Bay, WI (US);
Assignee:
Ariens Company, Brillon, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 51/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implement with two independent transmissions drives a common output shaft. Each transmission is configured to rotatably drive the output shaft in a different direction to simplify changing the ground direction of the implement. Moreover, in a preferred embodiment, the transmissions are actuated by levers that provide infinitely variability of the implement's ground speed.