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US 12,635,602 B2Granted
Mower deck height of cut adjustment mechanism
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsJordan A. Prax, Seth T. Baker
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Abstract
A mower deck height of cut adjustment mechanism includes a shaft having a caster wheel mounted to the shaft, and a screw rotatably threaded to the shaft to move the shaft vertically relative to an inner cylinder to adjust a mower deck height of cut. The inner cylinder is pivotable on a vertical axis within an outer cylinder. A locking plate may lock the screw to the inner cylinder to disable adjustment of the mower deck height of cut.
Claims11
A mower deck height of cut adjustment mechanism, comprising:
- a shaft having a caster wheel mounted to the shaft;
- a screw rotatably threaded to the shaft to move the shaft vertically relative to an inner cylinder to adjust a mower deck height of cut;
- the inner cylinder pivotable on a vertical axis within an outer cylinder;
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- a locking plate to lock the screw to the inner cylinder to disable adjustment of the mower deck height of cut.
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A mower deck height of cut adjustment mechanism, comprising:
- a screw rotatable relative to a shaft having a vertical axis to adjust a mower deck height of cut with a handle attached to a head of the screw, or with a power tool engaging a socket in the screw head;
- a locking plate having a locked position that disables rotation of the screw relative to the vertical shaft;
- a caster wheel mounted to the vertical shaft and rotatable on the vertical axis when the locking plate is locked;
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- the shaft including height of cut markings.
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A mower deck height of cut adjustment mechanism, comprising:
- a caster wheel on a shaft;
- a screw threaded to the shaft and rotatable relative to the shaft to adjust a mower deck height of cut by sliding the shaft vertically within an inner cylinder;
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- a locking plate to disable rotation of the screw relative to the shaft, and allowing the shaft, the inner cylinder, and the caster wheel to rotate together on a vertical axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.