ACCESS ASSEMBLY TO ADJACENT PRODUCT STORAGE TANKS ON A PLANTING IMPLEMENT
First Claim
1. An access assembly in combination with a planting implement having a first storage tank adjacent to a second storage tank mounted on a wheeled frame assembly for movement in a direction of travel, each storage tank including an access cover, comprising:
- a ramp having a forward end opposite a rearward end aligned in a fore-and-aft direction relative to the direction of travel of the implement, the forward end of the ramp pivotally attached about a first horizontal axis relative to the wheeled frame assembly; and
a ladder pivotally coupled about a second horizontal at the rearward end of the ramp, wherein the ladder and the pivot together about the first horizontal axis at the forward end of the ramp between a raised and a lowered position.
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Abstract
An access assembly to approach a first storage tank and an adjacent second storage tank of a planting implement is provided. The first and second storage tanks are mounted on a wheeled frame assembly for movement in a direction of travel. The access assembly includes a ramp having a first end opposite a second end aligned in a fore-and-aft direction relative to the direction of travel of the implement. The first end of the ramp is pivotally attached about a first horizontal axis relative to the wheeled frame assembly. The access assembly further includes a ladder pivotally coupled about a second horizontal axis at the second end of the ramp. The ladder and the ramp pivot together about the first horizontal axis at the first end of the ramp between a raised and a lowered position.
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20 Claims
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1. An access assembly in combination with a planting implement having a first storage tank adjacent to a second storage tank mounted on a wheeled frame assembly for movement in a direction of travel, each storage tank including an access cover, comprising:
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a ramp having a forward end opposite a rearward end aligned in a fore-and-aft direction relative to the direction of travel of the implement, the forward end of the ramp pivotally attached about a first horizontal axis relative to the wheeled frame assembly; and
a ladder pivotally coupled about a second horizontal at the rearward end of the ramp, wherein the ladder and the pivot together about the first horizontal axis at the forward end of the ramp between a raised and a lowered position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An agricultural planting implement, comprising:
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a first storage tank adjacent to a second storage tank both mounted on a wheeled frame assembly for movement in a direction of travel;
an access assembly to the first and second storage tanks, the access assembly including a ramp having a forward end pivotally coupled relative to the first and second storage tanks and a ladder coupled at a rearward end of the ramp opposite the forward end, wherein the ladder and the ramp pivot together about a horizontal axis at the forward end of the ramp between a raised and a lowered position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of accessing a hatch cover located at each of a first storage tank aligned laterally adjacent to a second storage tank mounted on a wheeled frame assembly for movement in a forward direction of travel, the method comprising the steps of:
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lowering an access assembly from a raised, inoperative position to a lowered position, the access assembly including a ramp and a ladder pivotable together about a first horizontal axis at a forward end of the ramp; and
sliding the ladder in a linear direction from a stowed position aligned generally in parallel with the ramp to an extended position in a rearward direction from the ramp. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification