Patent ID: 7563199

Claim:
A crop sprayer control assembly comprising: a hand-operated control device: an up-throttle sensor operably connected to the hand-operated control device; a down-throttle sensor operably connected to the hand-operated control device; an up-shift sensor operably connected to the hand-operated control device; and a down-shift sensor operably connected to the hand-operated control device; wherein the hand-operated control device is movable between a first position toward which the control device is biased and each of a second position, a third position, a fourth position and a fifth position; wherein the up-throttle sensor is operable to sense when the hand-operated control device is in the second position; wherein the down-throttle sensor is operable to sense when the hand-operated control device is in the third position; wherein the up-shift sensor is operable to sense when the hand-operated control device is in the fourth position; and wherein the down-shift sensor is operable to sense when the hand-operated control device is in the fifth position.