Faceplate
US7226268B2 · kind B2 · utility
16Cited by
3References
14Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66F9/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A faceplate having a set of skid steer receiver attachment points to permit an all-purpose agricultural tractor with a three-point hitch or front end loader to operably connect to off-the-shelf skid steer attachments so that the agricultural tractor can utilize off-the-shelf skid steer attachments with the faceplate containing a cylindrical housing to permit rotation of a tool mounted therein without removing the tool from the faceplate and one embodiment including a notched chain bar having notches extending generally normal to the hitch faceplate and a further embodiment including a universal tractor mount.
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