Adjustable lift link for a three-point hitch
AssigneeAllis-Chalmers Corporation
InventorsJames H. Lucas, David A. Berg
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Abstract
An adjustable lift link on a three-point hitch having a self-locking handle and retainer for selectively adjusting and holding the adjustment of the lift link. A stop on the link selectively provides the float or fixed length positions of the link of the three-point hitch.
Claims10
A three-point hitch having an adjustable link comprising, a coupling adapted for mounting on a rock arm defining a spherical bearing, a lift link including a spherical bushing received in said bearing permitting universal pivotal movement of said link relative to said coupling, a screw member defining a cylindrical shank extending downwardly from said spherical bearing and bushing and defining a threaded end, a sleeve member having a square external surface and defining a threaded inner periphery receiving said threaded end of said screw member, a handle pivotally mounted for pivotal movement from a radial to an axial position on said screw member, said handle defining a square internal configuration for being received on said square sleeve member for locking said link axially, a keeper spring for retaining said handle in the locked position on said sleeve member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.