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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1983
Willis R Campbell, Ephrata, PA (US);
Larry J Hunt, Novi, MI (US);
T William Waldrop, New Holland, PA (US);
Sperry Corporation, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A mobile transport carrier for large articles of agricultural products, such as bales, including an elongated frame having an elongated draft member pivotally connected at one end to a side rail of the frame, latch mechanism carried by the draft member to secure the draft member in transport position adjacent the side rail, a fluid operated cylinder unit arranged to move the draft member toward and away from the side rail, latch releasing mechanism operable upon the initiation of movement of the fluid operated cylinder unit to effect unlatching of the latch mechanism, and latching of the latch mechanism occurring automatically when the draft member is moved to the transport position adjacent the side rail.