Patent · US Expired

Tractor hitch

US5257797A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
5References
18Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 3, 1992
Grant dateNov 2, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 3, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60D1/465
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hydraulic hitch mounted on the back of a tractor has a pair of first upright tubular members that slide into second upright tubular members fixed to the tractor frame. A pair of piston and cylinder assemblies are used to raise and lower a draw bar attached to the first tubular members. The draw bar movably supports a tongue having a connector used to connect the hitch to an implement.

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