Drawbar auto-connect assembly
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorTony J. Huegerich
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Abstract
A coupling assembly is provided for coupling an implement to a vehicle having a pickup hitch. The pickup hitch has a drawbar which is slidable in a pivotal drawbar housing. A coupler frame is attached to the implement, and has a socket which receives a ball mounted to the drawbar. Side members are attached to the coupler frame. Recesses are formed on the sides of the drawbar. In a coupled position, the side members are received by the recesses and are held between the drawbar housing and the drawbar.
Claims15
A coupling assembly for coupling an implement to a vehicle having a pickup hitch, the pickup hitch having a drawbar housing which is pivotal about a horizontal axis and a drawbar slidable in the drawbar housing, the coupling assembly comprising:
- a coupler frame adapted to be attached to the implement, the coupler frame having a coupler member for releasably coupling to the drawbar;
- a side member attached to the coupler frame;
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- a recess formed on the drawbar, the recess being defined by a plurality of surfaces formed on the drawbar, said surfaces comprising a rearwardly facing front wall, a top wall, and side wall, the recess receiving a portion of the side member when the coupler frame is pulled into a coupled position by the drawbar, wherein the side member engages the front wall and the top wall when the coupler frame is pulled into the coupled position by the drawbar.
A coupling assembly for coupling an implement to a vehicle having a pickup hitch, the pickup hitch having a drawbar housing which is pivotal about a horizontal axis and a drawbar slidable in the drawbar housing, the coupling assembly comprising:
- a coupler frame adapted to be attached to the implement, the coupler frame having a coupler member for releasably coupling to the drawbar;
- a side member attached to the coupler frame;
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- a recess formed on the drawbar, the recess receiving a portion of the side member when the coupler frame is pulled into a coupled position by the drawbar, in the coupled position, the side member being held between the drawbar housing and the drawbar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.