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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:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Applicants:
David Lawrence Phillips, Willow Spring, NC (US);
Michael Joseph Buchheit, Apex, NC (US);
Jennifer Lynn Jaramillo, Apex, NC (US);
Paul Robert Heide, Cary, NC (US);
Inventors:
David Lawrence Phillips, Willow Spring, NC (US);
Michael Joseph Buchheit, Apex, NC (US);
Jennifer Lynn Jaramillo, Apex, NC (US);
Paul Robert Heide, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ball joint assembly for attaching a cutting unit to a yoke includes a two piece ball positioned around the yoke, and a ball housing attached to the end of a lift arm and mounted over the two piece ball and securing the two piece ball to the yoke. The ball housing may have stops limiting angular movement of the two piece ball and the yoke with respect to the ball housing.