Hitching system for road construction tractor
OwnerMark Anthony Klein, Lisa Ann South-Kleininventors
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Abstract
The present invention is a hitching system for attaching a trailer to a tractor. The tractor includes a frame, a front axle, and rear axle. The trailer includes a frame and a gooseneck arm extending from the frame. A hitch-receiver pair is provided to fixedly attach the trailer to the tractor. One of the hitch and the receiver is attached to the gooseneck arm, and the other of the hitch and the receiver is attached to the tractor frame above and ahead of the rear axle. The hitch is configured to freely rotate with respect to the receiver by freely pivoting, pitching, and oscillating.
Claims20
A hitching system for a tractor, said system comprising:
- a tractor having a frame, a rear axle, and a front axle, wherein said rear axle and said front axle are attached to said frame;
- a gooseneck arm configured to attach to a trailer;
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- a hitch-receiver pair comprising a hitch and a receiver, wherein said hitch is configured to fixedly attach to said receiver, one of said hitch and said receiver attached to said frame above and ahead of said rear axle, the other of said hitch and said receiver attached to said gooseneck, said hitch configured to freely rotate with respect to said receiver.
A hitching system for a trailer, said system comprising:
- a trailer having a frame;
- a gooseneck arm extending from said frame;
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- a hitch-receiver pair comprising a hitch and a receiver, wherein said hitch is configured to fixedly attach to said receiver, one of said hitch and said receiver attached to said gooseneck arm, the other of said hitch and said receiver configured to coupled above and ahead of a rear axle of a tractor, said hitch configured to freely rotate with respect to said receiver.
A tractor scraper comprising:
- a tractor having a frame, a rear axle, and front axle, wherein said rear axle and said front axle are attached to said tractor frame;
- a trailer having a frame;
- a gooseneck arm extending from said trailer frame;
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- a hitch-receiver pair comprising a hitch and a receiver, wherein said hitch is configured to fixedly attach to said receiver, one of said hitch and said receiver attached to said gooseneck arm, the other of said hitch and said receiver attached to said tractor frame above and ahead of said rear axle, said hitch configured to freely rotate with respect to said receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.