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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
Applicants:
Paul Elhardt, Charlotte, NC (US);
Kyle T. Ressler, West Bend, WI (US);
Thomas R. Genz, Lake Mills, WI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Elhardt, Charlotte, NC (US);
Kyle T. Ressler, West Bend, WI (US);
Thomas R. Genz, Lake Mills, WI (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 3/22 (2006.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/81 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/001 (2013.01); A01D 34/81 (2013.01);
Abstract
A grass mowing machine operator platform includes a one-piece plastic composite molded structure with a top surface and an outer wall, and a plurality of slots in the top surface and outer wall. A pair of steering levers may be pivotably mounted to steering pivot bolts in the slots in the top surface, and a brake lever pivotably mounted in a slot in the outer wall. The slots where the steering levers and brake lever are mounted have integral bearing surfaces.