Power assist hitch for a hay transport
OwnerKenneth E. Liberskyinventor
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Abstract
A hay transport having a bed mounted upon an axle, the bed being pivotable about the axle. A frame extends forwardly from the axle, and a tilt cylinder is affixed between the frame and the bed. A support structure has an inner sleeve affixed thereto. An outer sleeve slides over the inner sleeve, and a horizontal hitch cylinder is disposed within the inner sleeve. The hitch cylinder is affixed between the frame and the support structure, and the outer sleeve slides upon the inner sleeve as the hitch cylinder is operated. The support structure bears control mechanisms and is affixed to a prime mover. Actuation of the hitch cylinder causes the hay transport to be moved away from the primer mover.
Claims4
A power assist hitch for use with a tractor and a transport for loading and moving stacks, the transport having a bed pivotable by a tilt cylinder, said hitch comprising:
- support means including a main support, the tractor being detachably hitched to said main support;
- cylinder means including an external shaft, an internal shaft and a hitch cylinder, said internal shaft being affixed to said main support, said external shaft being attached to the transport, said internal shaft being slidably received within said external shaft, said hitch cylinder being attached at one end to said main support, at the other end to said transport, and disposed within said internal and external shafts;
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- control means for selectively actuating said cylinder means and the tilt cylinder, said control means including first means for locking said shafts against relative movement and second means for selectively operating said hitch cylinder and the tilt cylinder, said control means being attached to said main support and having couplings to the tractor, the tilt cylinder and said cylinder means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.