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US 5,009,443 AGranted
Ball-tip stud and alignment tool and method of use
OwnerGeorge F. Howattinventor
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OwnerGeorge F. Howattinventor
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An improved stud and alignment tool which may be pivotally engaged to forcibly slide the draw bar of a hitch assembly onto the stud of an implement frame includes a stud having an elongate body and a spherical tip member attached at a first end thereof. The alignment tool has a similar elongate body and has, at a first end thereof, a cavity extending longitudinally through a portion of the tool body. The cavity is shaped so as to receive the spherical tip member of the stud, thereby releasably and pivotally coupling the alignment tool with the stud. A method for aligning a stud with a hitch assembly draw bar includes the steps of pivotally and slidably engaging the alignment tool with the draw bar, pivotally engaging the alignment tool with the stud, and pivoting the alignment tool into axial alignment with the stud while slidably forcing the draw bar off the alignment tool and about the stud.
An assembly to facilitate coupling of an implement to a hitch assembly tractor draw bar of a multi-point hitch, said assembly comprising:
A method for aligning a stud with a hitch assembly draw bar of a multi-point hitch, said draw bar having a ball-sleeve pivotally mounted at an end thereof, said method comprising the steps of:
An alignment tool for coupling a tractor draw bar to an implement having a multi-point hitch and carrying a stud having a spherical tip member dimensioned for rotational, releasable coupling, said tool comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.