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US 2017/0318729 A1Published application
Agricultural implement with turnbuckle latching mechanism
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsMatthew R. Sudbrink, Dean A. Knobloch
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Abstract
An agricultural implement includes a chassis; a linkage carried by the chassis; a turnbuckle connected to the linkage and having a frame which includes a threaded hole formed therein and a non-circular region; and a latch pivotable about a fulcrum carried above the frame. The latch has a notch formed therein which is shaped to prevent substantial rotation of the frame when engaged with the non-circular region of the frame.
Claims14
An agricultural implement, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a linkage carried by said chassis;
- a turnbuckle connected to said linkage, said turnbuckle having a frame which includes a threaded hole formed therein and a non-circular region;
- and
- a latch pivotable about a fulcrum carried above said frame, said latch having a notch formed therein, said notch being shaped to prevent substantial rotation of said frame when engaged with said non-circular region of said frame.
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A turnbuckle assembly, comprising:
- a frame having a threaded hole and a non-circular region;
- a threaded pin threaded into said threaded hole;
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- a latch pivotable about a fulcrum which is held above said frame, said latch having a notch formed therein, said notch being shaped to prevent substantial rotation of said frame when engaged with said non-circular region of said frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.