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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2004
Corbin Erickson, Saskatoon, CA;
George Neufeld, Saskatoon, CA;
Russell L. Altman, Saskatoon, CA;
CNH Canada, Ltd., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A constraint assembly is provided to support a series of hoses associated with operation of an agricultural implement with a telescoping tongue assembly. The telescoping tongue assembly includes at least one telescoping arm configured to move between an extended and a retracted position in telescoping relation to a fixed tongue arm of the agricultural implement. The constraint assembly generally includes a first linkage and a second linkage. The first linkage includes a first end pivotally connected to the fixed tongue arm. The second linkage includes a first end pivotally connected to a second end of the first linkage. A second end of the second linkage is pivotally connected to the telescoping tongue arm of the telescoping tongue assembly. The constraint assembly is configured to take up the slack generated in flexible lines as the telescoping tongue arm moves between the extended and the retracted position.