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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2005
Vincent Chauvel, Saint Gilles, FR;
Vincent Chauvel, Saint Gilles, FR;
Agco SA, Beauvais, FR;
Abstract
A tractor front hitchis provided for mounting an implement on the front of a tractor. The hitch has socketmounted for pivotal movement relative to the tractor, a pair of lower implement support linkswhich form a sub-assembly received in the socketand one or more upper implement support linkssupported from the tractor. The lower link sub-assemblyis moveable relative to the socketbetween a coupling position, in which the lower link sub-assembly is at least partly withdrawable from the socket to facilitate coupling of the implement to the lower links, and a locked implement operative position in which the lower link sub-assemblyis locked in the socketThe lower link sub-assemblymay be moved fore and aft, and side to side relative to the socketand is also rotatable in the general plane of the socket to facilitate coupling when in the coupling position.