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US 10,883,244 B2Granted
Quick hitch
AssigneeJ. C. Bamford Excavators Limited
InventorsStephen Ackermann, Paul Bigoney, Christopher Nierenhausen, Doug Mcilwain, Ken Walton
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Abstract
A quick hitch for mounting an implement on a machine. The quick hitch has at least one lug for connection to a machine and a securing mechanism for securing the quick hitch to an implement. The quick hitch also has at least one removable plate for engagement with a surface of an implement.
Claims17
A quick hitch for mounting an implement on a machine, the quick hitch including:
- at least one lug for connection to a machine;
- a securing means for engaging a lower lip of an implement to secure the quick hitch to the implement;
- and
- a pair of upwardly extending arms each having at least one removable wear plate for engagement with a surface of the implement,
- wherein the at least one removable wear plate is configured to fit under an upper lip on the implement,
- wherein the at least one removable wear plate is configured to be removed and replaced by another removable wear plate if the surface becomes worn in use, and
- wherein the at least one removable wear plate includes a metallic material.
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A quick hitch for mounting an implement on a machine, the quick hitch including:
- an enclosure, the enclosure including at least one lug for connection to a machine, the enclosure accommodating a securing means for securing the quick hitch to the implement, the securing means having an actuator housed in the enclosure, the securing means further having a first position in which the quick hitch is secured to the implement and a second position in which the quick hitch is not secured to the implement, the enclosure further including a first aperture and a second aperture through which respective first and second portions of the securing means extend when the securing means is in the first position, wherein each of the first and second portions of the securing means is coupled to the actuator,
- wherein the enclosure further includes at least one removable wear plate for engagement with a surface of the implement.
A quick hitch for mounting an implement on a machine, the quick hitch including:
- an enclosure, the enclosure including at least one lug for connection to a machine, the enclosure accommodating a securing means for securing the quick hitch to the implement, the securing means having a first position in which the quick hitch is secured to the implement and a second position in which the quick hitch is not secured to the implement, the enclosure further including a first aperture and a second aperture through which respective first and second portions of the securing means extend when the securing means is in the first position,
- wherein the securing means includes a signal means, the signal means having a first position for signaling that the quick hitch is secured to the implement when the securing means is in the first position and a second position for signaling that the quick hitch is not secured to the implement when the securing means is in the second position,
- wherein the enclosure further includes an upper surface having an opening through which a portion of the signal means may extend, and
- wherein the opening includes a cover for preventing the ingress of dirt or debris into the enclosure and through which the portion of the signal means may extend.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.