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US 10,827,664 B2Granted
Mower deck lifting ramps
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsRobert Simpson, Samuel Gantt, Giovanni Santoro, Rishika Shekhawat
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Abstract
A pair of mower deck lifting ramps are mounted to a top surface of a mower deck for supporting a pair of tractor tires to ride over belts and pulleys on one side of the deck. A first carrier engagement member and a second carrier engagement member are attached to each drive-over ramp. The first and second carrier engagement members engage the upper and lower parts of a carrier attached to a lift arm of a loader to raise and turn the mower deck.
Claims15
A pair of mower deck lifting ramps comprising:
- a pair of rear facing hooks, each hook on a front mounting portion of one of a pair of tire supporting members shielding a top surface of a mower deck;
- a pair of tapered pins, each tapered pin on a rear mounting portion of one of the pair of tire supporting members shielding the top surface of the mower deck;
- each of the rear facing hooks and tapered pins engageable with a carrier on a forward end of one of a pair of lift arms of a front loader.
A pair of mower deck lifting ramps comprising:
- a first carrier engagement member and a second carrier engagement member on each of a pair of tire supporting members shielding a top surface of a mower deck;
- each of the first carrier engagement member and the second carrier engagement member being engageable by a carrier on a forward end of a lift arm of a loader which may raise the mower deck to an upright position.
A pair of mower deck lifting ramps comprising:
- a pair of tire supporting members mounted to a top surface of a mower deck and supporting a pair of tractor tires to ride over a plurality of belts and pulleys on one side of the deck, each tire supporting member having a front sloping surface, a rear sloping surface, and a center portion between the front and rear sloping surfaces;
- a first carrier engagement member and a second carrier engagement member on each of the pair of tire supporting members;
- each of the first carrier engagement members engaging an upper part of a carrier attached to a lift arm of a loader, and each of the second carrier engagement members engaging a lower part of the carrier to raise and turn the mower deck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.