Motor vehicles – Manually actuated controlling devices – With plural control stations
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-01
2007-05-01
Dickson, Paul N. (Department: 3616)
Motor vehicles
Manually actuated controlling devices
With plural control stations
C180S322000, C074S552000, C280S771000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10956875
ABSTRACT:
A quick-release steering wheel for a work vehicle is configured to engage with and quickly release from one or more steering posts in an operator compartment of a vehicle. The operator compartment has two operator stations, each station having a steering post to which the steering wheel can be quickly and releasably attached. In use, the operator can pivot the operator seat in the operator compartment to face one or another of the two steering stations. The operator can quickly move the steering wheel from one operator station to the other without tools by depressing a spring-loaded pin. By removing the wheel from one station and moving it to the other, the operator makes additional room into which he can pivot or slide the seat. This arrangement permits the operator compartment to be made smaller and more compact by positioning the two steering posts and operator stations closer together.
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Bucchianeri Stephen A.
CNH America LLC
Dickson Paul N.
Harme Michael G.
Rocca Joseph
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