Loader parking stand
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorDamien Faivre
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Abstract
A loader for a tractor includes a loader arm, a parking support, and a lock brace. The parking support includes a support pivot end pivotally coupled to the loader arm, a ground engagement end opposite the support pivot end, and a plurality of connection regions disposed between the support pivot end and the ground engagement end. At least one connection region of the plurality of connection regions includes an obstruction. The lock brace includes a brace pivot end pivotally coupled to the loader arm and an attachment end opposite the brace pivot end. The attachment end is made to removably couple to any of the connection regions. The obstruction obstructs coupling of the attachment end of the lock brace to the respective connection region of the parking support.
Claims20
A loader for a tractor, the loader comprising:
- a loader arm;
- a parking support including
- a support pivot end pivotally coupled to the loader arm,
- a ground engagement end opposite the support pivot end, and
- a plurality of connection regions disposed between the support pivot end and the ground engagement end, at least one connection region of the plurality of connection regions including an obstruction;
- and
- a lock brace including
- a brace pivot end pivotally coupled to the loader arm, and
- an attachment end opposite the brace pivot end, the attachment end configured to removably couple to any of the connection regions,
- wherein the obstruction obstructs coupling of the attachment end of the lock brace to the respective connection region of the parking support.
A parking stand for connection to a loader arm of a loader, the parking stand comprising:
- a parking support including
- a support pivot end configured to pivotally couple to the loader arm,
- a ground engagement end opposite the support pivot end, and
- a wall disposed between the support pivot end and the ground engagement end, the wall including a row of discrete removable sections;
- and
- a lock brace including
- a brace pivot end configured to pivotally couple to the loader arm, and
- an attachment end opposite the brace pivot end, the attachment end including a fastener receiving attachment hole,
- wherein
- the wall is configured such that removal of a respective removable section leaves a through hole defined in the wall of the parking support, and
- the attachment hole of the lock brace and the through hole of the wall are configured to align to receive a fastener therethrough.
A method of assembling a parking stand with a loader arm of a loader, the method comprising:
- connecting a parking support to the loader arm at a parking support pivot connection;
- connecting a lock brace to the loader arm at a lock brace pivot connection;
- and
- removing one of a plurality of removable obstructions of the parking support, thereby creating a through hole in the parking support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.