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Navigational aid for agricultural equipment
   
Document Number
US Patent 6142013
Issued Date
November 7, 2000
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A navigational aid assists a person driving a vehicle in maintaining a desired distance from a reference line. It is particularly useful in navigating agricultural vehicles. The navigational aid includes an upright rail mounted adjacent a window in the cab of the vehicle. A marker is carried by the rail and may be positioned on the line of sight from the driver to the reference line. Driving the vehicle with the marker maintained on the line of sight keeps the vehicle at a constant distance from the reference line. The marker may be an element slidably mounted on the rail.
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Owner
Gray; Leonard (Laurier)
Published
November 7, 2000
Application Number
09/177,601
Filed
October 23, 1998
US Classification
73/178R  
Int'l Classification
G01C   3/10   (20060101)   G01C   3/00   (20060101)  
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Priority Data
Oct 17, 1996 [CA] 2188106
USPTO Field of Search
73/178R   33/185V   33/264   33/392   33/161   33/293  
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