IP Library Granted Patent US 11,623,702
Granted Patent B1
US 11,623,702 · App. 17/448,915 · Granted Apr 11, 2023

Stand on mower operator station

Inventors: Mohseen Kazi (Pune, IN); Franklin P. Lewis (Apex, NC); Saravanan Deenadayalan (Pune, IN); Prasadkumar Bhangale (Cary, NC); Curtis D. Ayers (Willow Spring, NC)
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
B62D51/001A01D67/00B62D51/02A01D2101/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,623,702
App. No.
17/448,915
Granted
Apr 11, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

A stand on mower operator station includes a leaning pad having an upright position on a stand on mower, and a foot platform connected to the leaning pad. A dampening member allows the leaning pad and foot platform to move vertically together and absorbs shocks encountered by the stand on mower.

Claims (13)

1. A stand on mower operator station comprising: a leaning pad having an upright position on a stand on mower; a dampening member connecting the leaning pad to a frame member of the stand on mower for shock absorption by providing limited vertical movement of the leaning pad, further comprising a plurality of pivot arms pivotably extending between the leaning pad and a control console support frame.

2. The stand on mower operator station of claim 1 further comprising a foot platform attached to the leaning pad and having limited vertical movement along with the leaning pad.

3. The stand on mower operator station of claim 1 further including a plate attached to a front face of the leaning pad.

4. A stand on mower operator station comprising: a leaning pad having an upright position on a stand on mower; a foot platform connected to the leaning pad; the leaning pad and foot platform moving vertically together to absorb shocks encountered by the stand on mower, further comprising a plurality of pivot arms pivotably extending between the leaning pad and a control console support frame.

5. The stand on mower operator station of claim 4 further comprising a dampening member connected to the leaning pad and a frame cross member of the stand on mower.

6. The stand on mower operator station of claim 4 wherein the leaning pad and foot platform may pivot together on a horizontal axis of the stand on mower.

7. A stand on mower operator station comprising:

a foot platform connected to a plate on a forward face of a leaning pad;

a pair of control levers pivotably mounted to a control console support frame on each side of the leaning pad;

a plurality of pivot arms connecting the plate to the control console support frame; and

a dampening member connected between the plate and a frame member.

8. A stand on mower operator station of claim 7 wherein the dampening member is a coil spring over a shock absorber.

9. The stand on mower operator station of claim 7 further comprising a plurality of rollers on the leaning pad engaging a plurality of curved slots in the plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2021
From: KAZI, MOHSEEN; LEWIS, FRANKLIN P.; DEENADAYALAN, SARAVANAN; BHANGALE, PRASADKUMAR; AYERS, CURTIS D.
To: DEERE & COMPANY
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