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US 6,681,866 B1Granted
Planter hitch apparatus
AssigneeCase Corporation
InventorsKregg J. Raducha, Geoffrey E. Cherry
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Abstract
An agricultural apparatus comprising a carrier frame including a support surface defining an arcuate track about a pivot point, a mainframe mounted to the carrier frame at the pivot point for rotation thereabout between an operating position and a transportation position and a wheel assembly including at least one wheel mounted to a mounting member, the mounting member mounted to the mainframe such that the wheel is received on the curved track for rotation there along where the wheel assembly is vertically adjustable.
Claims18
An agricultural apparatus comprising:
- a carrier frame including a support surface defining an arcuate track about a pivot point;
- a mainframe mounted to the carrier frame at the pivot point for rotation thereabout between an operating position and a transportation position;
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- a wheel assembly including at least one wheel mounted to a mounting member, the mounting member including first and second plates and an adjustment bolt, the adjustment bolt linked between the mainframe and the plates wherein the adjustment bolt is adjustable to alter the relative positions of the mainframe and the plates thereby modifying the relative positions of the mainframe and the carrier frame, the wheel mounted between the plates such that the wheel is received on the arcuate track for rotation there along.
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An agricultural apparatus comprising:
- a carrier frame including a support surface, the support surface including a rear edge and opposing side edges, the support surface defining an arcuate track about a pivot point, the arcuate track extending between first and second ends;
- a mainframe mounted to the carrier frame at the pivot point for rotation thereabout between an operating position and a transportation position;
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- a wheel assembly including at least one wheel mounted to a mounting member, the mounting member mounted to the mainframe such that the wheel is received on the arcuate track for transitioning the mainframe between an operating position and a transportation position, when in the operating position, the mainframe being substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel and substantially aligned with the rear edge of the support surface and the wheel assembly being substantially proximate to the first end of the arcuate track, when in the transport position, the mainframe being substantially parallel to the direction of travel and substantially aligned with a side edge of the support surface and the wheel assembly being substantially proximate to the second end of the arcuate track.
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An agricultural apparatus comprising:
- a carrier frame including a support surface defining an arcuate track about a pivot point, the track extending between first and second ends;
- a mainframe mounted to the carrier frame at the pivot point for rotation thereabout between an operating position and a transportation position;
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- a wheel assembly including at least one wheel mounted to a mounting member, the mounting member mounted to the mainframe such that the wheel is received on the arcuate track for rotation there along, wherein when the mainframe is in the operating position, the mainframe is substantially perpendicular to a direction of travel and substantially aligned with a rear edge of the support surface and the wheel extends at least in part past the rear edge and proximate the first end of the arcuate track, the carrier frame further including a wheel support member extending from the rear edge and forming an upwardly facing surface that is substantially parallel to the support surface and that forms the first end.
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An agricultural apparatus comprising:
- a carrier frame including a support surface defining an arcuate track about a pivot point;
- a mainframe mounted to the carrier frame at the pivot point for rotation thereabout between an operating position and a transportation position;
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- a wheel assembly including at least one wheel mounted to a mounting member, the mounting member mounted to the mainframe such that the wheel is received on the arcuate track for rotation there along, wherein the mounting member further includes an adjustment means for adjusting the relative positions of the wheel and the mainframe such that the relative positions of the mainframe and the carrier frame can be adjusted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.