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US3174557A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Implement adjusting and lifting linkage

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-12-12
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Granted: 1965-03-23
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Expires: 1981-12-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Clarence E Newkirk

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 22:38
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01B; A01B63/00; A01B63/14; A01B63/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 225 words
IN AN IMPLEMNET CARRYING FRAME HAVING FRONT AND REAR TRANSVERSE MEMBERS FOR CONNECTION TO A CONVENTIONAL A TYPE HITCH OF A POWER UNIT, THE FLUID ACTUTED ARMS OF THE SAID A TYPE HITCH BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO EACH END OF THE SAID FRONT TRANSVERSE MEMBER AND A "STUB ARM" POSITIONED ADJACENT THE UPPER CENTRAL REAR PORTION OF THE POWER UNIT, AN UPSTANDING MEMBER SECURED CENTRALLY OF THE SAID FRONT TRANSVERSE MEMBER, AN ADJUSTABLE ARM MEMBER PROVIDED FOR CONNECTON TO THE "STUB ARM" OF THE SAID A TYPE HITCH AND HAVING A LONGITUDINAL SLOT POSITIONED TOWARDS THE REAR PORTION THEREOF, THE SAID SLOT BEING IN SLIDABLE RELATION AND SECURED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SAID UPSTANDING MEMBER, ADJUSTABLE LINKAGE MEANS PIVOTALLY SECURED TO THE END OF THE SAID ADJUSTABLE ARM ADJACENT THE SAID SLOT, THE OPPOSITE END OF THE LAST MENTIONED LINKAGE MEANS BEING PIVOTALLY SECURED TO PARALLEL ARMS, THE SAID ARMS PIVOTALLY SECURED TO AN UPSTANDING MEMBER SECURED TO THE REAR TRANSVERSE MEMBER OF THE SAID FRAME, THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SAID PARALLEL ARMS BEING PIVOTALLY SECURED TO A ROLLING GROUND ENGAGING STRUCTURE, THE SAID LINKAGE COMPRISING MEANS FOR RAISING, LOWERING AND MAINTAINING PREDETERMINED LONGTUDINAL ANGULAR RELATION OF THE SAID FRAME TO THE GROUND SURFACE WHEN THE SAID IMPLEMENT CARRYING FRAME IS ATTACHED TO A CONVENTIONAL A TYPE HITCH AND OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED THEREWITH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 225 words
IN AN IMPLEMNET CARRYING FRAME HAVING FRONT AND REAR TRANSVERSE MEMBERS FOR CONNECTION TO A CONVENTIONAL A TYPE HITCH OF A POWER UNIT, THE FLUID ACTUTED ARMS OF THE SAID A TYPE HITCH BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO EACH END OF THE SAID FRONT TRANSVERSE MEMBER AND A "STUB ARM" POSITIONED ADJACENT THE UPPER CENTRAL REAR PORTION OF THE POWER UNIT, AN UPSTANDING MEMBER SECURED CENTRALLY OF THE SAID FRONT TRANSVERSE MEMBER, AN ADJUSTABLE ARM MEMBER PROVIDED FOR CONNECTON TO THE "STUB ARM" OF THE SAID A TYPE HITCH AND HAVING A LONGITUDINAL SLOT POSITIONED TOWARDS THE REAR PORTION THEREOF, THE SAID SLOT BEING IN SLIDABLE RELATION AND SECURED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE SAID UPSTANDING MEMBER, ADJUSTABLE LINKAGE MEANS PIVOTALLY SECURED TO THE END OF THE SAID ADJUSTABLE ARM ADJACENT THE SAID SLOT, THE OPPOSITE END OF THE LAST MENTIONED LINKAGE MEANS BEING PIVOTALLY SECURED TO PARALLEL ARMS, THE SAID ARMS PIVOTALLY SECURED TO AN UPSTANDING MEMBER SECURED TO THE REAR TRANSVERSE MEMBER OF THE SAID FRAME, THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE SAID PARALLEL ARMS BEING PIVOTALLY SECURED TO A ROLLING GROUND ENGAGING STRUCTURE, THE SAID LINKAGE COMPRISING MEANS FOR RAISING, LOWERING AND MAINTAINING PREDETERMINED LONGTUDINAL ANGULAR RELATION OF THE SAID FRAME TO THE GROUND SURFACE WHEN THE SAID IMPLEMENT CARRYING FRAME IS ATTACHED TO A CONVENTIONAL A TYPE HITCH AND OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED THEREWITH.

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