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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Benjamin Michael Witte, Fairbank, IA (US);
James Arthur Nagorcka, Tarrington, AU;
Inventors:
Benjamin Michael Witte, Fairbank, IA (US);
James Arthur Nagorcka, Tarrington, AU;
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D001/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tractor having a cargo box and an axle mounted hitch ball in which the hitch ball projects upward through an opening in the cargo box floor. This arrangement enables the ball to be used when the cargo box is mounted to the tractor. Furthermore, since the ball is mounted to the axle and not the cargo box, greater load carrying capacity is achieved and the hitch can be used when the box removed from the tractor.