US 12,268,124 B2
Lawn care vehicle control lever adjustment assembly
Adam Schoonmaker, Monroe, NC (US); and Christopher Van Buren, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to HUSQVARNA AB, Huskvarna (SE)
Appl. No. 17/613,891
Filed by Husqvarna AB, Huskvarna (SE)
PCT Filed Oct. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/056325
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 23, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/183188, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/987,958, filed on Mar. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0232767 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. A01D 34/82 (2006.01); A01D 34/66 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 34/824 (2013.01) [A01D 34/66 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adjustment assembly for adjusting a position of one of a pair of steering levers of a riding lawn care vehicle, wherein the riding lawn care vehicle comprises first and second drive wheels, and the steering levers are operably coupled to respective ones of the first and second drive wheels to selectively control the riding lawn care vehicle based on drive speed control of the first and second drive wheels responsive to positioning of the steering levers along forward and rearward directions, the adjustment assembly comprising:
a sleeve operably coupled to one of the steering levers;
a base portion operably coupled to the sleeve via a pivot coupling; and
a rotatable adjuster,
wherein the pivot coupling is configured to reposition the sleeve relative to the base portion along the forward and rearward directions responsive to operation of the rotatable adjuster to define non-discrete fixing relationships between the sleeve and the base portion along the forward and rearward directions.