Folding hitch lift arm
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorMichael Dean Kollath
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Abstract
A lift arm assembly is provided for a hitch having a hitch frame adapted to be mounted to a vehicle. The lift arm assembly includes a first arm pivotally coupled to the frame and having a having a pivot bore therein. A second arm is adapted for coupling to an implement and has a pivot pin which is rotatably and slidably received by the pivot bore. The second arm is slidable with respect to the first arm from an inboard position to an outboard position. When the second arm is in its outboard position, the second arm is pivotal about the pivot pin from a lowered position to a raised position.
Claims11
A lift arm assembly for a hitch having a hitch frame adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, the lift arm assembly comprising:
- a first arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the frame, and having a second end, the second end of the first arm having a pivot bore extending thereinto, and a mid portion of the first arm having a load pin projecting therefrom;
- a second arm having a first end and having a second end adapted for coupling to an implement, a mid portion of the second arm having a pivot pin projecting therefrom, the pivot pin being rotatably and slidably received by the pivot bore, the first end of the second arm having a load bore formed therein for slidably receiving the load pin.
A lift arm assembly for a hitch having a hitch frame adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, the lift arm assembly comprising:
- a first arm having a first end pivotally coupled to the frame, and having a second end;
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- a second arm having a first end and having a second end adapted for coupling to an implement, the first end of the second arm being pivotally and slidably coupled to the second end of the first arm, the second arm being slidable with respect to the first arm from an inboard position to an outboard position, and when the second arm is in its outboard position, the second arm being pivotal with respect to the first arm from a lowered position to a raised position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.