Vehicles configured for removable attachment of implements
AssigneeRing-Co Transit, LLC
InventorsChad A. Ringer, Jarrett D. Waters
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Abstract
A quick-attach mechanism for attaching an implement to the forward end and/or rearward end of a vehicle, such as a tractor used in a tractor-trailer combination, and the like. The quick-attach mechanism includes two laterally positioned female quick-attach sockets on the forward and/or rearward end of said vehicle. The quick-attach mechanisms can be formed into the chassis of the vehicle.
Claims17
An implement coupling system, comprising:
- a terminal tractor having a chassis with a forward end and a rearward end;
- a first female quick-attach socket and a second female quick-attach socket spaced laterally from one another and coupled to the chassis at the forward end;
- and
- a third female quick-attach socket and a fourth female quick-attach socket spaced laterally from one another and coupled to the chassis at the rearward end.
An implement attachment system, comprising:
- a chassis with a forward end and a rearward end;
- and
- a first female quick-attach socket and a second female quick-attach socket spaced laterally from one another and coupled to the chassis at the forward end or the rearward end;
- wherein the first and second female quick-attach sockets are sized to receive first and second male members;
- further comprising an implement plate coupled to, and extending between, each of the first and second male members.
An implement attachment system, comprising:
- a chassis with a forward end and a rearward end;
- a first female quick-attach socket and a second female quick-attach socket spaced laterally from one another and coupled to the chassis at the forward end;
- wherein the first and second female quick-attach sockets are sized to receive first and second male members;
- and
- a third female quick-attach socket and a fourth female quick-attach socket spaced laterally from one another and coupled to the chassis at the rearward end;
- wherein the third and fourth female quick-attach sockets are sized to receive the first and second male members.
An implement attachment system, comprising:
- a chassis with a forward end and a rearward end;
- and
- a first female quick-attach socket and a second female quick-attach socket spaced laterally from one another and coupled to the chassis at the forward end or the rearward end;
- wherein the first and second female quick-attach sockets are sized to receive first and second male members;
- further wherein the first and second female quick-attach sockets are coupled to the chassis through a bumper.
A method of manufacturing an implement attachment system coupled to a chassis of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a bumper for a forward end or a rearward end of the vehicle, the bumper defining a first aperture and a second aperture in the bumper spaced laterally from one another;
- coupling or otherwise forming a first female quick-attach socket in the bumper, the first female quick-attach socket being defined by a first and second side wall coupled between a top and bottom wall and extending towards a back wall;
- coupling or otherwise forming a second female quick-attach socket in the bumper, the second female quick-attach socket being defined by a first and second side wall coupled between a top and bottom wall and extending towards a back wall;
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- aligning the bumper with the chassis of the vehicle and coupling the bumper to the chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.