Patent ID: 7857089

Claim:
A pump control linkage assembly for a pump-propelled vehicle, the pump control linkage assembly having a first end operatively connected to a pump of the vehicle and a second end operatively coupled to an operator-controlled steering mechanism, the pump control linkage comprising: a link having first and second opposed ends; first and second connectors connected to the first and second ends of the link, respectively, the first connector being operatively coupled to the pump and the second connector being operatively coupled to the steering mechanism; and a housing on which the second connector is rotatably mounted, wherein the second end of the link and the second connector threadedly mate with one another so that the second connector can be rotated relative to the housing and the second end of the link so as extend or retract the link relative to the second connector and, thereby, lengthen or shorten an effective length of the pump control linkage assembly without rotating the link.