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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Arthur Doering, Knoxville, TN (US);
Donald Rodney Flatau, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/00 ;
Abstract
A latching device is provided for coupling a vehicle tool carrier with a variety of tools such as a bucket. The device serves to releasably secure the tool with the carrier once the carrier has been positioned with the tool. The latch includes a handle-actuated pawl and an over center linkage to retain the latching device in either its latched or unlatched position. A spring serves to hold the link in its over-center position. The pawl swings laterally to minimize interference with the carrier and tool structures and simplify activation by the operator from his seat.