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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909349 | Method and assembly for drawbar retention An assembly for drawbar retention from a hanger bar on the rear of a tractor includes bottom and top capture plates spanning the intersection of the drawbar and hanger bar, front to back and side to side, and held together by four bolt and nut fasteners that are pas... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7255362 | Tiltable trailer hitch A tiltable trailer hitch for assisting in the loading and unloading of a trailer. The hitch includes a shank adapted to be received within a conventional trailer hitch and a ballmount pivotally mounted on the shank. An adjustment bracket is carried by the shank and ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7032919 | Tow bar for vehicle A tow bar for connecting a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle, the tow bar comprising a towing vehicle connection mechanism connected to the towing vehicle; a towed vehicle connection mechanism connected to the towed vehicle; and an interconnecting mechanism connecti... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6921099 | Apparatus for releasably coupling a trailer or other vehicle accesory to a vehicle Apparatus for releasably coupling a vehicle accessory to a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a housing, an accessory coupler for coupling a vehicle accessory to the housing, and a hitch pin. The housing comprises an upper wall, a lower wall, and opposed ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6874807 | Coupling device for a handling trolley A coupling device for a handling trolley comprises a drawbar (22) arranged at the front of the trolley and designed to co-operate with the hook (24) provided at the back of a tractor, in particular a trolley preceding a line of trolleys. The drawbar ( | 04/05/2005 |
| 6357779 | Hitch assemblies for connecting a trailer to a tow vehicle An improvement in or relating to a hitch assembly for connecting a trailer to a towing vehicle. The hitch assembly consists of features which are moveable in a telescopic manner and/or in a rotational manner to allow the adjustable repositioning of a coup... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6042137 | Height adjustable trailer hitch Two light weight and height adjustable trailer hitch devices for towing a trailer. The hitches include a vertical hinge joint block element which attaches to the trailer, a vertical hinge joint block element which is attached to the towing vehicle's bumpe... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5265403 | Draft tongue for connecting PTO-driven implement to draft links of a towing vehicle A draft tongue for a powered implement is designed for optionally including a first or a second coupling structure adapted for connection to draft links off a towing vehicle. The first coupling structure includes a gear transmission having an input shaft ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5151005 | Can collection apparatus An apparatus for collecting cans from a ground surface. The apparatus comprises a basket portion having a carriage pivotally attached thereto. A bearing mounted shaft extends transversely across said carriage, and a plurality of flexible discs are connect... | 09/29/1992 |
| 4768803 | Jointed tow bar A jointed two bar for towing one vehicle by a second vehicle which incorporates joints in such a way as to allow folding and imprecise alignment during attachment, but a fail safe rigid structure for towing. A rotating cross bar joint on beams can be lift... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4662646 | Trailing mower and drawbar articulation An articulate tow bar for use with a ride-on for pulling an independent mower unit. The tow bar has first and second members pivotally attached at adjacent ends by a lockable coupling that permits the members to be positioned alternately in a transport po... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4564073 | Plow or harrow An improvement of a plow or a harrow of the type in which a plurality of saucer-like disks carried by a rotary shaft inclined at an angle with respect to the direction of travel of a tractor are forced to rotate, thereby plowing uncultivated farm land. Th... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4484759 | Hitch assembly for a single wheel trailer A hitch assembly for a single wheel trailer includes an elongated hitch bar which is adapted to be mounted on a trailer hitch of a vehicle for towing the trailer. The hitch bar extends parallel to the rear bumper of the vehicle, and a pair of angles are a... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4455034 | Transport device for pull-type swathers and the like A hitch and pivot frame are pivotally attached to a main frame of a pull-type swather and a main or inner wheel is attached to the pivot frame. By removal or unlatching of a restraining device, the pivot frame can pivot with the wheel, through approximate... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4418518 | Mechanism for spring loading a transport lock A mechanism for spring loading a transport lock on a crop harvesting machine having a pivotally movable tongue mounted to the frame of the harvesting machine, commonly referred to as a pivot-tongue windrower, is disclosed wherein first and second springs ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4418517 | Actuating mechanism for harvester transport lock An actuating mechanism for the transport lock on a crop harvesting machine having a pivotally movable tongue mounted to the frame of the harvesting machine, commonly referred to as a pivot-tongue windrower, is disclosed wherein a first spring is compressi... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4418516 | Transport lock actuator A transport lock actuating mechanism for a crop harvesting machine having a pivotally moveable tongue mounted to the frame of the harvesting machine, commonly referred to as a pivot-tongue windrower, is disclosed wherein a single spring is compressed to e... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4078819 | Apparatus for facilitating lateral shifting of baler tongue An implement, such as a baler, has a mobile frame, a forwardly extending tongue attachable at its forward end to a vehicle for towing the baler and connected at its rearward end to the frame for lateral movement relative to the frame and improved apparatu... | 03/14/1978 |
| 3982772 | Apparatus for turning compost silo An apparatus for turning a compost silo has a portal frame adapted to travel along the ground in a travel direction and a pair of side portions spaced sufficiently apart transverse to the direction to straddle the silo. A pair of oppositely handed augers ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3977166 | Side delivery rake A rake comprising a frame, a plurality of rake wheels rotatably journalled by the frame and three members for fastening the frame to the three suspension rods of a tractor is simplified due to the fact that the fastening members are arranged on the three ... | 08/31/1976 |
