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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kyle T. Ressler, West Bend, WI (US);
Derek M. Woody, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Melissa Tolson, Horicon, WI (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/71 (2006.01); A01D 75/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 42/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/71 (2013.01); A01D 34/005 (2013.01); A01D 42/005 (2013.01); A01D 75/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mulch kit control lever with a detent plate attached to the top surface of a mower deck, and a vertically oriented pivot pin extending through the detent plate and through the mower deck and engaging a mulch gate. A pivoting handle connected to the pivot pin moves the mulch gate between a side discharge position and a mulching position. A detent pin on the handle abuts a first stop on the detent plate in the side discharge position and a second stop on the detent plate in the mulching position.