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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7690669 | Adapter for a quick-connect tractor hitch An adapter to facilitate attaching non-standard implements to a tractor equipped with a proprietary quick-connect hitch system. An elongated horizontal member, equipped with cylindrical end regions adapted for securing in hook regions of a quick-connect hitch system... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7547033 | Convertible hitch A convertible hitch for use on an agricultural implement or the like which is convertible from a three-point hitch to a tongue-type hitch and vice versa. ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7322586 | Non-powered transportable cart A cart for supporting cargo thereon has wheels at one end and a handle at an opposite end to allow the cart to be transported manually on a ground surface. The cart has an upper bracket and a pair of laterally spaced lower brackets on one of its sides for mounting t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7275754 | Support structure for a hitch ball Support structure (1) for a hitch ball (61) and a depressor (62), wherein a fastening mechanism (2) is provided for securement to a carrier (81) by means of quick-action coupling. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7204318 | Tracking hitch assembly utilizing tractor lift arms as stabilizers A tracking hitch assembly couples to the drawbar of the tractor in a conventional manner. To prevent the hitch from pivoting with respect to the drawbar, the hitch includes an adjustable hitch stabilizer which engages the lift arms of the tractor. When a pivoting fo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7163068 | Hitch assembly A hitch assembly for use between a prime mover having a pair of moveable arms and a trailed vehicle. The hitch assembly includes a transverse member attached by a pivot attachment to each movable arm at spaced locations on the transverse member. Each of the movable ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7125033 | Towing apparatuses Towing apparatuses suited for use with, for example, three-point hitches or quick hitches. At least some of the present towing apparatuses include a male hitch member that is positioned such that a force acting through the male hitch member (such as a force transmit... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108475 | Three-point hitch faceplate A three-point hitch faceplate having a set of skid steer receiver attachment points to permit an all-purpose agricultural tractor to operably connect to skid steer attachments so that the agricultural tractor can utilize off-the-shelf skid steer attachments. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7040644 | Hydraulic three point hitch A combination of a tractor hydraulic arm assembly and a hitch adapter installed between the two arms of the arm assembly, the hitch adapter consisting of a length of “U” shaped steel channel, having a plurality of holes formed in the top surface, with trailer hi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029019 | Attachment for a host vehicle for moving a selected item The present invention is an attacher having a receiver extending rearward and a boom extending upward and rearward from a base. One or more connectors, such as a gooseneck hitch or a hook, can be at the distal end of the boom. The boom is supported by a pair of bent... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6945553 | Pressure hitch The pressure hitch is operable from the cab of a towing vehicle. The towing vehicle is equipped with a basic ball hitch and a vertically orientable hydraulically operated ram having a rubber pressure stub at its lowermost end in an orientation above the basic ball h... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6902010 | Foldable implement frame and hitch A foldable implement frame and hitch having a front end for attachment to a draft vehicle having dedicated transport wheels movable between a stored position wherein the transport wheels are out of contact with the ground and a transport position wherein the dedicat... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6533042 | Attachment for tractor A three-point hitch adapter designed with a bell crank, for use on tractors. This bell crank operated hitch adapter provides for easier transfer and adjustability of implements used on tractors. The hitch adapter includes a horizontal cross bar attached t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6412570 | Draw bar swivel hitch A pull-type implement has operating components that are driven by a mechanical drive line on the tongue of the implement. An upper gear box is fixed to the front end of the tongue and a lower gear box swivels relative to the upper gear box about an uprigh... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6361062 | Facile tractor hook up The facile tractor hook-up of the present invention includes a frame adapted to be received on a vertically moveable three point harness of a tractor. A hitching hook having a body, a loop engaging portion, and a spring tensioned keeper pivotally secured ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6003614 | Hitch assembly providing articulation and oscillation A hitch assembly for a tractor is disclosed, which includes a rotatable carriage support that is carried on a fixed trunnion for providing oscillation of the hitch frame about horizontal first axis. The rotatably carriage support also pivotally mounts a h... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5984019 | Hitching device for attachment to a tractor A hitching device for attachment to a three-point hitch, or to a quick-attaching coupler on a three-point hitch, has a frame removably coupled to the draft links of the three-point hitch or hooks of a quick-attaching coupler. The frame has a horizontal me... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5816339 | Implement swivel hitch for use with a quick-coupler An implement hitch is mounted to the forward end of an implement tongue for swivelling about an upright axis. The hitch includes right- and left-hand arm assemblies which each include separate inner and outer arms mounted for swinging about a horizontal t... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5730227 | Hitching device for attachment to a tractor A hitching device for attachment to a three-point hitch of a tractor has a frame removably coupled to and extending between the draft links of the three-point hitch. The frame has a horizontal member adapted to allow attachment of an implement. The horizo... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5727803 | Adaptor for attachment of a trailer to a three point hitch An adaptor for a three point hitch of a tractor allows the adaptor to attach to the hitch bar of a trailer without the necessity of vertical or horizontal adjustment of the position of the tractor relative to the trailer. The adaptor comprises a vertical ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5709274 | Conversion hitch A conversion hitch for a farm implement, such as a drill, comprising a connector which is removably secured to the forward end of the implement hitch and which has a first support member extending forwardly therefrom. A second support member is pivotally ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5690182 | Apparatus facilitating connection of trailer implement to tractor three-point hitch system Presented is an apparatus that includes a unitary frame configured to present three mounting portions spacially separated from one another in a triangular pattern and lying in a common plane to be pivotally connected to and supported by the hitch members ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5657825 | Coupling device at a tractor A coupling device for a tractor provided with a three point hitch. The coupling device has a first coupling frame, and a second coupling frame, provided with at least an upper and two lower fastening links for hinged fastening of a tool, the first couplin... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5538088 | Combine header adaptor for a three-point hitch An adapter for the three point hitch on an agricultural tractor for lifting and transporting the header of a combine harvesting machine comprising a frame with appropriately positioned hitch pins for engaging the three point hitch and an upper frame membe... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5348332 | Pup trailer dolly back-up direction guide A back-up direction guide for a pup trailer dolly having a frame sprung from a wheel equipped axle and connected to the rearward end of a truck-trailer by an A-frame tongue portion is formed by a rigid plate clamped in overlying relation to the forward en... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5267747 | Adaptor for a three point hitch An adapter for enabling a tractor having a three point hitch to pull an implement designed for connecting to a sleeve hitch. The adapter comprises a frame with two parts, one part attachable to a three point hitch and a second part having a hole for recei... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5169279 | Interfacting lift hitch The present disclosure includes an interfacing lift hitch for connection between a tractor and an implement. The hitch includes retractable, implement connecting hooks and is U-shaped to allow operation of the power takeoff of the tractor. The disclosure ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5088753 | Three-point hitch which is convertible to a ball hitch A coupling device for converting a three-point hitch to either a ball or pin type hitch. The coupling device includes a main longitudinally extending support member having a forward end and a rearward end. The forward end has a ball or pin secured thereto... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5064338 | Implement mounting apparatus for tractors and mowers An implement mounting apparatus for use with utility tractors, lawn and garden tractors and riding front mowers and other vehicles which allows removable mounting and use of numerous attachments for performing multiple grounds maintenance, yard and lawn c... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5044448 | Farm implement attaching fitment Adjustable fitments for attaching any one of a variety of implements to the ends of the lifting and tilting arms of a tractor of the type normally used with front end loaders. Each fitment has a base member and a travelling member movably connected togeth... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5026247 | Interfacing lift hitch The present disclosure includes an interfacing lift hitch for connection between a tractor and an implement. The hitch includes retractable, implement connecting hooks and is U-shaped to allow operation of the power takeoff of the tractor. The disclosure ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4976053 | Auxiliary equipment attachment adapter An auxiliary equipment attachment adapter, to be used in pairs, semipermanently attaches to the customary mounting fixtures on a vehicle for commonly available equipment including snow plows. The adapter has open horizontally diverging jaws, upwardly incl... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4850789 | Interfacing lift hitch The present invention relates to a lift hitch which mounts on the lifting apparatus of a tractor and has a plurality of quick release mounting devices for mounting implements and where one of the mounting devices is a set of frontwardly protruding hooks t... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4725068 | Convertible towing hitch A convertible towing hitch which is used to tow a farm implement with a vehicle includes a U-shaped planar member. This planar member has a central connecting leg, a first extending leg, and a second extending leg. A two-way pivot alowing two degrees of r... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4549744 | Quick coupler latch A quick coupler latch mechanism includes a latch pivoted on a quick coupler frame above a hook having a recess. A guide pin extends horizontally through the frame and is supported by thickened frame parts to resist bending deformation of the guide pin. An... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4502706 | Tractor hitch frame A hexagonal hitch frame is provided including short upper and lower horizontal sides and generally horizontal oppositely outwardly projecting mid-heights arms projected outward from the opposite sides of the frame supported from the opposite side apex por... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4454899 | Firewood log splitting attachment for tractors This log splitting attachment is for use with tractors having the three-point tractor lift assembly, and it is designed to lower down to large logs to be split, and it is also easily pivoted upside down, to split smaller pieces of logs that have been pre-... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4431207 | Automatic hitch device An automatic hitch device for use on a tractor with a three-point hitch is disclosed. The device allows a tractor operator to engage or disengage a tow vehicle without leaving the tractor. Two fail-safe mechanisms are disclosed which prevent inadvertent d... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4389058 | Hitch assembly The hitch assembly of the present invention comprises a hitch frame which is adapted to be mounted to the three point lift of a conventional tractor. The hitch assembly includes a draw bar mounted to the hitch frame, and a hydraulically operated pin mount... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4382609 | Interchangeable fixed or damped towing system An A-frame trailer front end construction configured to alternately accept non-dampered connector for co-action with the towing vehicle or a damped connector without structural modification of the A-frame. Switch over between the damped and non-damped tow... | 05/10/1983 |
