US3194322A
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Hitch device
Assignee: Deere and Co
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Filing: 1963-12-13
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Granted: 1965-07-13
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Expires: 1983-12-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold V Hansen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 12:22
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01B; A01B49/00; A01B49/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
THE COMBINATION OF A TRACTOR HAVING A THREE-POINT HITCH WITH A GROUND-WORKING DEVICE MOUNTED THEREIN; A PLANTER HAVING A FORWARDLY EXTNDING DRAFT FRAME; A HITCH DEVICE INTERCONNECTING THE TRACTOR AND THE PLANTER, SAID HITCH DEVICE INCLUDING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING MAIN FRAME AND A PLANTER EXTENSION FRAME SWINGABLY INTERCONNECTING THE DRAFT FRAME OF THE PLANTER WITH THE MAIN AFRAME, THE MAIN FRAME HAVING A FORWARD BIFURCATED PORTION AND A REAR PORTION, A GENERALLY TRANSVERSE ROD INTERCONNECTING SAID BIFURCATED PORTIONS AND HAVING A PORTION ROTATABLY SECURING SAID MAIN FRAME TO SAID TRACTOR, CASTERING WHEEL MEANS SUPPORTING A REAR PORTION OF SAID MAIN FRAME, AND AN UPSTANDING APERTURED PORTION RIGIDLY CARRIED BY SAID REAR PORTION, THE PLANTER EXTENSION FRAME INCLUDING A PRINCIPAL FRAME MEMBER, A GENERALLY FLAT PLATE INTERCONNECTING THE REAR PORTION OF SAID PRINCIPAL FRAME MEMBER WITH A TRANSVERSE PLATE ON AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF THE DRAFT FRAME OF THE PLANTER, A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING APERTURED MEMBER INTERCONNECTING THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID PRINCIPAL FRAME WITH THE FORWARD END OF THE PLANTER DRAFT FRAME, AND A FORWARDLY EXTENDING BIFURCATED PORTION, SAID BIFURCATED PORTION CARRYING CLEVIS MEAND SWINGABLY SECURED TO THE UPSTANDING APERTURED PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
THE COMBINATION OF A TRACTOR HAVING A THREE-POINT HITCH WITH A GROUND-WORKING DEVICE MOUNTED THEREIN; A PLANTER HAVING A FORWARDLY EXTNDING DRAFT FRAME; A HITCH DEVICE INTERCONNECTING THE TRACTOR AND THE PLANTER, SAID HITCH DEVICE INCLUDING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING MAIN FRAME AND A PLANTER EXTENSION FRAME SWINGABLY INTERCONNECTING THE DRAFT FRAME OF THE PLANTER WITH THE MAIN AFRAME, THE MAIN FRAME HAVING A FORWARD BIFURCATED PORTION AND A REAR PORTION, A GENERALLY TRANSVERSE ROD INTERCONNECTING SAID BIFURCATED PORTIONS AND HAVING A PORTION ROTATABLY SECURING SAID MAIN FRAME TO SAID TRACTOR, CASTERING WHEEL MEANS SUPPORTING A REAR PORTION OF SAID MAIN FRAME, AND AN UPSTANDING APERTURED PORTION RIGIDLY CARRIED BY SAID REAR PORTION, THE PLANTER EXTENSION FRAME INCLUDING A PRINCIPAL FRAME MEMBER, A GENERALLY FLAT PLATE INTERCONNECTING THE REAR PORTION OF SAID PRINCIPAL FRAME MEMBER WITH A TRANSVERSE PLATE ON AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF THE DRAFT FRAME OF THE PLANTER, A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING APERTURED MEMBER INTERCONNECTING THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID PRINCIPAL FRAME WITH THE FORWARD END OF THE PLANTER DRAFT FRAME, AND A FORWARDLY EXTENDING BIFURCATED PORTION, SAID BIFURCATED PORTION CARRYING CLEVIS MEAND SWINGABLY SECURED TO THE UPSTANDING APERTURED PORTION.
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