Gimbal for Connecting Implements to a Tow Vehicle
AssigneeG2 Turftools, Inc.
InventorEric Merkt
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Abstract
A gimbal is provided for attaching an implement to a three-point hitch. The gimbal has an implement plate comprising a first side and a second side wherein attached to the first side is an upper implement bracket for coupling to an upper implement arm and a lower bracket for coupling to a lower implement arm wherein the second side comprises a retaining cavity. A tow plate is received in the retaining cavity and is rotational relative to the implement plate. The tow plate comprises lower brackets arranged to connect to lift arms of the three point hitch and an upper bracket arranged to connect to a stabilizer arm of the three point hitch.
Claims30
A gimbal for attaching an implement to a three-point hitch comprising:
- an implement plate comprising a first side and a second side wherein attached to said first side is an upper implement bracket for coupling to an upper implement arm and a lower bracket for coupling to a lower implement arm wherein said second side comprises a retaining cavity, and
- a tow plate received in said retaining cavity and rotational relative to said implement plate and wherein said tow plate comprises lower brackets arranged to connect to lift arms of said three point hitch and an upper bracket arranged to connect to a stabilizer arm of said three point hitch.
A machine comprising:
- a tow vehicle wherein said tow vehicle comprises a three-point hitch comprising a stabilizer bar and lift arms;
- an implement comprising an upper implement arm and a lower implement arm;
- a gimbal attached between said three-point hitch and said implement wherein said gimbal comprises:
- an implement plate comprising a first side and a second side wherein attached to said first side is an upper implement bracket for coupling to said upper implement arm and a lower bracket for coupling to said lower implement arm attached wherein said second side comprises a retaining cavity, and
- a tow plate received in said retaining cavity and rotational relative to said implement plate and wherein said tow plate comprises lower brackets arranged to connect to said lift arms and an upper bracket arranged to connect to said stabilizer arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.