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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2010
Applicant:
David M. Cook, Prospect, KY (US);
Inventor:
David M. Cook, Prospect, KY (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 11/00 (2006.01); B62D 11/18 (2006.01); A01B 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 11/183 (2013.01); A01B 45/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A speed control system for an earth working apparatus. The speed control system includes a steering structure and a speed control lever movably coupled to the steering structure. The speed control lever may be operatively coupled to a self propel system of the earth working apparatus. The speed control lever is at rest in a neutral position, is actuable in a first direction for forward movement of the apparatus, and may be actuable in a second direction for rearward movement of the apparatus.