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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael C Bunnell, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Assignee:
Case Corporation, Racine, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D / ; B60D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
172677 ; 280506 ; 280507 ; 280515 ; 2804061 ;
Abstract
A hitch assembly for releasably coupling an agricultural implement to a tractor frame. The hitch assembly includes a cantilevered drawbar rearwardly extending from the tractor frame. A free end of the drawbar is suited for connection to a tongue of the implement. A force transfer assembly interconnects the free end of the drawbar to the tractor frame and includes an elongated rigid link for transferring forces imparted to the drawbar by the implement to the tractor frame thereby enhancing support for the drawbar.