Lawn mower hitch

Claim 1

A hitch for connection to a pair of rotary lawn mowers each having a generally vertical plate secured thereto and extending transversely to the towing direction, each said plate including generally horizontal portions positioned in front of such mowers and having swivelable rotatable wheels thereon for supporting such mowers, said hitch comprising a rigid bar elongated transversely to the direction of towing and having first and second ends separated by an intermediate section, said first end and said intermediate section defining an adjustable connecting portion, said bar having generally horizontal and vertical bar surfaces, a first connecting device adjustably connected to said connecting portion of said bar and having a generally horizontal surface overlying said generally horizontal bar surface and a generally vertical surface spaced from and parallel to said generally vertical bar surface, the top edge of one of said flanges on one of said mowers being positioned between said generally vertical surfaces, a second connecting device on said second end of said bar connected with the other of said flanges on the other of said mowers, a plurality of spaced openings through said flanges for receiving pins to adjustably connect said flanges with said connecting devices, wheel means positioned proximate said second end of said bar for supporting same, drawing means connectable to a towing device coupled to said bar, and one of said connecting devices being spaced rearwardly of said bar from the other of said connecting devices.