Motor vehicles – Manually actuated controlling devices – With movable control station or seat position
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-05
2011-07-05
Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3616)
Motor vehicles
Manually actuated controlling devices
With movable control station or seat position
Reexamination Certificate
active
07971677
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are work machine vehicles having an operator protective structure with a seat mounted in the operator protective structure. In disclosed embodiments, first and second adjustable armrest assemblies are mounted to a structure of the seat such that the first and second armrest assemblies can be adjusted in fore and aft directions relative to a seatback of the seat. Vehicle controls are integrated with the first and second adjustable armrest assemblies such that adjustment of the first and second adjustable armrest assemblies adjusts positions of the vehicle controls relative to an operator sitting on the seat. After adjustment, the vehicle controls and the operator sitting on the seat are maintained at constant relative positions with respect to each other even as the work machine vehicle moves over rough terrain and the seat moves up and down. A nested seatbar is pivotably mounted to a structure of the work machine vehicle such that the nested seatbar can be moved to a down position in which portions of the nested seatbar are located between the first and second adjustable armrests.
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Asche Jason J.
Ekren Jeremy W.
Hill Aaron G.
Koch Rodney
Maus Joshua F.
Clark Equipment Company
Coker Robert A
Dickson Paul N
Veldhuis-Kroeze John D.
Westman Champlin & Kelly P.A.
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