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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2004
Applicants:
Raymond Hauser, Sullivan, IL (US);
Lonnie E. Holder, Sullivan, IL (US);
Scott W. Keller, Sullivan, IL (US);
Inventors:
Raymond Hauser, Sullivan, IL (US);
Lonnie E. Holder, Sullivan, IL (US);
Scott W. Keller, Sullivan, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 20/00 (2006.01); A01D 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mechanism for sensing the direction of a vehicle, or other application using a drive device such as a hydrostatic transmission. An actuation mechanism is mounted to a rotatable shaft or gear in the drive device and has an actuated position when the shaft or gear is rotating in a first direction and an unactuated position when the shaft or gear is rotating in the opposite direction.