Two unit folding hitch structure
CA 2020448 C · Owner: Deere & Company · Inventors: Myers, John Richard; Hadley, Howard C.
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Hitch structure for towing first and second implements forwardly one behind the other in a transport position and in a side-by-side relationship in a field-working position. The hitch structure includes an elongated rear hitch pivotally connected to a rear corner of the first implement by a 180 degree horizontally folding hinge and rockable by a rear hydraulic cylinder between a transport position wherein the rear hitch connector for the second implement is centered behind the first implement, and a field-working position wherein the connector is offset to one side of the first implement. A fore-and-aft extending forward hitch includes an aft end pivotally connected to the first implement …
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- Filed July 4, 1990 and granted February 6, 1996. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 4, 2010.
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