Wing back implement
AssigneeVersatile Corporation
InventorNiklaus J. Moos
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Abstract
A rearwardly folding wing-back implement has a V-shaped frame configuration comprising two wing sections having the apex of the V-shape located at a pivot point where the wing sections are joined. A towing linkage minimizes the pulling forces being applied to the wing sections other than those pulling forces applied in the direction of movement of the implement. The implement may be pivoted rearwardly about the pivot point when transport is desired.
Claims14
An agricultural implement to be towed by a tractor or the like, comprising:
- a frame having wing sections connected at a pivot point, said wing sections each being comprised of a plurality of component sections hingedly connected to each other for pivoting movement about axes parallel to the direction of towing of said implement;
- a towing linkage having rigid portions extending laterally of the longitudinal axis of said implement said longitudinal axis being parallel to said direction of towing;
- members connected between at least one of said plurality of component sections of said wing sections on opposite sides of said pivot point and said towing linkage, said members extending between said at least one of said component sections intermediate the ends thereof and said towing linkage in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of implement towing and said towing linkage being removable from said members, said wing sections being pivotable rearwardly about said pivot point upon removal of said towing linkage from the outboard ones of said members to bring the most outwardly distant portions of said wing sections into substantially adjacent transportable condition.
An agricultural implement to be towed by a tractor or the like and operable to fold about a pivot point comprising:
- a frame having wing sections joined at said pivot point and extending outwardly and forwardly therefrom in a generally symmetrical configuration, said wing sections being comprised of a plurality of component sections hingedly connected to each for pivoting movement about axes parallel to the direction of towing of said implement;
- a towing linkage having rigid portions extending laterally of the longitudinal axis of said implement, said longitudinal axis being parallel to said direction of towing;
- members between said towing linkage and at least one of said plurality of component sections of said wing sections, said members extending from said component section intermediate the ends thereof to said towing linkage in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of towing of said implement;
- depth control, transport and gauge wheels, and ground working tools connected to said frame, said gauge wheels being mounted on the outwardmost members on the ends opposed to said frame and said depth control wheels being mounted on said wing sections forwardly of said ground working tools and operable to support said wing sections when in transport, said transport wheels being mounted on each of said wing sections rearwardly of said respective ground working tools and operable to provide support for said wing sections when in transport.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.