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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventor:
Martin Heitlinger, Oestringen, DE;
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball-type coupling arrangement for an agricultural tractor including a coupling base with a coupling ball attached thereto for receiving a coupling socket, a coupling housing arranged on the coupling base, a hold-down device including a planar stop region formed on an outer contour, the hold-down device coupled to the coupling housing such that it is pivotable between a position locking the coupling ball and a position releasing the coupling ball, and a closure element attached to the coupling housing, the closure element contacting the planar stop region in a locking position to lock the hold-down device in its locking position.