Adjustable steering wheel and transmission lock arrangement
CA 1060313 A · Owner: Caterpillar Tractor Co. · Inventors: Chamberlain, Richard W.; Moore, Michael E.
Overview
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A steering column is pivotally fastened to a support structure and pivots between an operating position and a transmission locking position. A steering wheel is rotatably supported at the upper end of the steering column while a transmission shift lever is fastened at one side of the steering column and shiftable between a forward speed position, a neutral position and a reverse speed position. A latching mechanism is carried by the steering column and is engageable with one of a plurality of notches formed in a positioning rack secured to the support structure for latching the steering column in the transmission locking position and engageable with another of the notches for latching the …
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- Granted August 14, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 14, 1996.
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