Adaptor for a three point hitch

Claim 1

An adapter for use in connecting an implement to a tractor having a three point hitch, said implement having a connecting bracket carrying a pin, said adapter comprising: a frame having two spaced apart, threaded holes and a first bar, a second bar spaced apart from said first bar and coaxial therewith, and a member positioned between and above said first and said second bars and between said first and second threaded holes of said frame, said member having a throughhole having an axis, said member lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to said first and second bars, said axis of said throughhole being parallel to said first and said second bars, said first and said second bars and said throughhole of said member engaging said three point hitch of said tractor; a receiving means having a tube attached to said frame between said first bar and said second bar, said tube dimensioned for receiving said pin and having an axis, said axis of said tube being substantially in said plane so that said pin of said implement will be substantially aligned with said throughhole; and two threaded bolts, each threaded bolt threaded into one threaded hole of said two threaded holes until said threaded bolt engages said bracket when said pin of said bracket is received in said receiving means, said two threaded bolts preventing rotation of said implement about said pin.