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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Michael Dean Kollath, Reinbeck, IA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Dean Kollath, Reinbeck, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 59/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lift arm assembly is provided for a hitch having a hitch frame adapted to be mounted to a vehicle. The lift arm assembly includes a first arm pivotally coupled to the frame and having a having a pivot bore therein. A second arm is adapted for coupling to an implement and has a pivot pin which is rotatably and slidably received by the pivot bore. The second arm is slidable with respect to the first arm from an inboard position to an outboard position. When the second arm is in its outboard position, the second arm is pivotal about the pivot pin from a lowered position to a raised position.