Patent · US Expired

Shift lever assembly

US4398433A · kind A · utility

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2References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 13, 1981
Grant dateAug 16, 1983
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 13, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20924
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a shift lever assembly for changing the speed of a power take-off shaft of a tractor. The assembly comprises a movable rod positioned between two different speed positions having a neutral position therebetween. The rod has abutment means secured to it which cooperates with knotched plates so that the rod can be moved in a linear direction between the speed positions only when it is rotated while in the neutral position.

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