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US 11,325,435 B1Granted
Bale accumulator offset hitch
OwnerLes Riddleinventor
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Abstract
An offset hitch bale accumulator hitch for connecting a hay baler to a bale accumulator including a pitch axle based pitch movement assembly, a roll movement assembly using a long channel twisting joint, a yaw limiting movement assembly use double arm connections and an offset movement assembly including a beam in tube linear joint controlled by an extension actuator perpendicular the forward and backward towing forces.
Claims12
An offset hitch bale accumulator hitch apparatus for connection to a hay baler with a baler axle, the offset hitch bale accumulator hitch apparatus comprising:
- a pitch movement assembly including a pitch axle rotatably mounted in a first pitch plate and second pitch plate;
- a roll movement assembly using an elongated back channel body pivotally mounted parallel to an elongated front channel body;
- a yaw limiting movement assembly including a left yaw arm and right yaw arm mounted to the elongated front channel body;
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- an offset movement assembly including an offset movement beam slideably mounted in a base position tube with an extension actuator connected between the offset movement beam and the base position tube to control movement.
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