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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7195268 | Pivoting hitch mount assembly A pivoting hitch mount assembly for interconnecting a towed vehicle with towing vehicles having hitch positions at varying elevations includes a pivot arm assembly having a hitching component for coupling with a the hitch position with the towing vehicle that is sel... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6966388 | Offset hitch A heavy gauge agricultural implement hitch is disclosed which is offset such that the implement and the tractor are not directly in line with one another, but allows the tractor to follow the previous crop rows and the implement to be offset of the previous crop row... | 11/22/2005 |
| 5165836 | Round bale hauler An apparatus for lifting and transporting one or more large bales of material, comprising a trailer to be towed by a towing device and hydraulically powered by an outside source, preferably incorporated in the towing vehicle. The apparatus has tines adapt... | 11/24/1992 |
| 4761016 | Automatic vehicle with forwardly mounted tool assembly and steering system for guiding the tool assembly A system is provided for guiding a tool assembly that extends forwardly from an automotive vehicle. The system comprises a connecting member (7) having one end connected to the tool assembly, and being pivotally mounted to the vehicle frame intermediate i... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4575110 | Device for damping oscillations of a trailer The invention relates to a device for damping pendulum oscillations of a trailer hitched to a coupling of a motor vehicle. For this purpose, the coupling at the rear of the motor vehicle is horizontally adjustable at right angles to the longitudinal axis ... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4478032 | Dual implement hitch A dual implement hitch for pivotal connection to the drawbar of a towing vehicle whereby a pair of implements, such as rakes, tedders or the like may be selectively towed in one of several modes by a simple movement of an operator without disconnecting th... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4458911 | Centering mechanism for articulated vehicle A centering mechanism for maintaining a tunnel structure equidistant from the two parts of an articulated vehicle. The mechanism includes a base plate pivoted to the tunnel structure and having a pair of vertical pins spaced apart on the base plate. Each ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4398617 | Rear axle-drawbar oscillation support system An oscillating rear axle assembly (30) and associated drawbar (40) which oscillates therewith. The rear axle (24) protrudes from an axle housing (32) which is joined to a support structure (34) extending forwardly therefrom. The support structure (34) is ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4147372 | Directional control coupling mechanism A coupling mechanism adapted for attaching a draft vehicle to a drawn vehicle, so as to permit relative pivotal movement therebetween in a generally horizontal plane, and comprising an arcuate orientation of abutment means adapted to be supported by the d... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4123082 | Positionally adjustable lawn mower hitch A hitch construction for connecting a push-type lawn mower for towing behind a riding mower on either side. The towing mower has a trunnion with a vertical axis for receiving the finger portion of an L-shaped rod, and a pair of releasable securing devices... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4115984 | Arrangement for interconnecting a side delivery rake and a baler A support member is pivotally connected to a baler and projects laterally thereof. A side delivery rake is secured to the projecting end of the support member.... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4009890 | Device for connecting working implement to tractor A device for connecting a rotary tiller unit, plow or like working implement directly to a tractor by three-point link system comprises connectors each including a connecting rod and a hitch pin to be inserted into a hitch hole at the rear end of the thre... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3984018 | Vehicles for agricultural and other purposes An agricultural vehicle has a wheeled frame and a load-receiving chamber enclosed by a framework. A loading mechanism comprising upper and lower gripper members actuated by hydraulic pistons of a control system is mounted at one end of the chamber near an... | 10/05/1976 |
| 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 |
