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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:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jacob W. Cross, Ankeny, IA (US);
Luc Janelle, Ankeny, IA (US);
Adam D. Sporrer, Ames, IA (US);
Anthony Sikora, Urbandale, IA (US);
Mark D. Beeck, Ankeny, IA (US);
Richard J. Connell, Slater, IA (US);
Robert T. Casper, Mingo, IA (US);
John M. Schweitzer, Ankeny, IA (US);
Dolly Y. Wu, Silvis, IL (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 61/04 (2006.01); F16F 3/02 (2006.01); F16F 1/18 (2006.01); A01B 76/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 61/046 (2013.01); F16F 1/187 (2013.01); F16F 3/023 (2013.01); A01B 76/00 (2013.01); F16F 2230/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A C-spring contains an inner spring that is spaced apart from the outer primary spring. In one example usage, the upper and lower legs of the C-spring have rear regions respectively configured for being mounted to a tubular frame tool frame member of a ground working implement, such as a disk, and to a bearing housing.