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US 4,850,789 AGranted
Interfacing lift hitch
OwnerEmil F. Zimmermaninventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a lift hitch which mounts on the lifting apparatus of a tractor and has a plurality of quick release mounting devices for mounting implements and where one of the mounting devices is a set of frontwardly protruding hooks that is movable to an out of the way position to accommodate use of the other mounting devices.
Claims17
An interfacing lift hitch for efficiently attaching implements to a tractor, comprising
- a frame having front and rear ends,
- attachment means connected to said rear end for connecting said frame to the tractor, said attachment means being accessible from the rear of said frame,
- first hitching means having a set of three hooks connected to said frame for attachment to an implement, each of said hooks being retractable into said frame between said front and rear ends to provide an unobtrusive front end for said frame, and
- second hitching means connected to said frame for attachment to an implement and being functional after each of said hooks is retracted whereby implements may be attached to either first or second hitching means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.