Pivoting safety stop for a ball-jointed cylinder

An actuator assembly for moving an implement attached to an agricultural vehicle, said actuator assembly comprising:

• an actuator comprising a longitudinal axis, a cylinder extending along the longitudinal axis, and a piston rod extending from the cylinder along the longitudinal axis and that is configured to be attached to the implement at a connection point, wherein the actuator is configured to expand and retract along the longitudinal axis for moving the implement,
• a safety stop that is pivotably attached at the connection point and is movable with respect to the actuator between a deployed position where the safety stop is configured to block retraction of the actuator, and a retracted position where the safety stop is not configured to block retraction of the actuator,
• wherein the safety stop is configured to rotate with respect to the actuator about a first rotational axis that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, as well as a second rotational axis that is orthogonal to both the longitudinal axis and the first rotational axis,
• wherein the safety stop is rotatable about the first rotational axis for moving the safety stop between the deployed and retracted positions, and the safety stop is rotatable about the second rotational axis for moving the safety stop between a first rotational position where the safety stop is not aligned to be disconnected from the connection point and a second rotational position where the safety stop is aligned to be disconnected from the connection point,
• wherein the safety stop comprises a first component mounted at the connection point, and a second component that is pivotably mounted to the first component about the second rotational axis, and
• wherein the second component includes a slot and the first component includes a projection, or vice versa, and wherein, the slot is configured to translate along the projection.