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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy J. Faust, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Stephen K. Parsons, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/58 (2006.01); B60D 1/04 (2006.01); B60D 1/28 (2006.01); B60D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/04 (2013.01); B60D 1/28 (2013.01); B60D 2001/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hitch hook includes a hook body with a hook opening configured to removably receive a pin of another work vehicle. The hitch hook further includes a latch that is slideably supported on the hook body between a first position and a second position relative to the hook body. The hook opening is open when the latch is in the first position, and the latch is configured to retain the pin within the hook opening when the latch is in the second position. The hitch hook additionally includes a retainer that is configured to retain the latch in the second position.