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US3280919A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Dual lift cylinder lock mechanism for tractors

Assignee: Massey Ferguson Inc
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Filing: 1964-04-13
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Granted: 1966-10-25
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Expires: 1984-04-13
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ernest V Bunting
  • 👤 Hans V Lind

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 23:18
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01B; A01B63/00; A01B63/02; A01B63/10; A01B63/1006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 96 words
IN A TRACTOR HAVING A PAIR OF TRAILING PIVOTED DRAFT LINKS, A LINK LIFTING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A PAIR OF LIFT MEANS PIVOTED ABOUT AN AXIS ON SAID TRACTOR ONE ABOVE EACH OF SAID DRAFT LINKS, A PAIR OF DROP LINKS RESPECTIVELY COUPLING SAID LIFT ARMS AND THE UNDERLYING DRAFT LINKS, A PAIR OF HYDRAULICALLY INTERCONNECTED ACTUATORS ANCHORED ON SAID TRACTOR AND RESPECTIVELY SECURED TO SAID LIFT ARMS FOR HYDRAULICALLY RAISING SAID DRAFT LINKS, A LOCK ARM PIVOTED ON SAID AXIS CLOSELY ADJACENT ON OF SAID LIFT ARMS AND BEING SECURED FOR ROTATION WITH THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 96 words
IN A TRACTOR HAVING A PAIR OF TRAILING PIVOTED DRAFT LINKS, A LINK LIFTING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A PAIR OF LIFT MEANS PIVOTED ABOUT AN AXIS ON SAID TRACTOR ONE ABOVE EACH OF SAID DRAFT LINKS, A PAIR OF DROP LINKS RESPECTIVELY COUPLING SAID LIFT ARMS AND THE UNDERLYING DRAFT LINKS, A PAIR OF HYDRAULICALLY INTERCONNECTED ACTUATORS ANCHORED ON SAID TRACTOR AND RESPECTIVELY SECURED TO SAID LIFT ARMS FOR HYDRAULICALLY RAISING SAID DRAFT LINKS, A LOCK ARM PIVOTED ON SAID AXIS CLOSELY ADJACENT ON OF SAID LIFT ARMS AND BEING SECURED FOR ROTATION WITH THE

References Cited (Backward Citations)

GB667488A Cited
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-24 1970-04-25 1970-10-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-24 1974-04-25 1974-10-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-24 1978-04-25 1978-10-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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