Combined control lever and handle for an agricultural implement

- Case Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a combined control lever and handle for an agricultural implement according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a second embodiment of the present invention, with the remaining views thereof being like those illustrated in FIGS. 2 through 7;

FIG. 9 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a third embodiment of the present invention, with the remaining views thereof being similar to FIGS. 2 through 7; and,

FIG. 10 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention, with the remaining views being similar to those illustrated in FIGS. 2 through 7.

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Patent History
Patent number: D365576
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 29, 1994
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 1995
Assignee: Case Corporation (Racine, WI)
Inventors: George M. Butkovich (Lemont, IL), John F. Link (Calumet City, IL)
Primary Examiner: Sandra L. Morris
Law Firm: Rudnick & Wolfe
Application Number: 0/26,496