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Hitch attachment for mounting of an accessory on an ATV

  • US 20080006416A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2006
  • Published: 01/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hitch attachment for connecting an implement to an ATV wherein the ATV comprises a frame mounted on ground wheels, a drive system for driving the ATV, a rear hitch attached to the frame and a rear rack attached to the frame, the hitch attachment comprising:

  • an attachment frame;

    a hitch coupling mounted on the attachment frame and arranged to be rigidly connected to the rear hitch such that the attachment frame is carried rearwardly of the rear hitch;

    two brace arms each connected to the attachment frame on a respective side thereof and each arranged to extend upwardly from the attachment frame to a respective connection location on the rear rack and each including a coupling member for connection at the connection location;

    a rigid connecting member having couplings thereon for rigid connection to a forward end of an implement such that the rigid connecting member remains at a fixed orientation to the implement;

    a pivot mounting for mounting the rigid connection member on the attachment frame for pivotal movement about a horizontal pivot axis transverse to the rear hitch;

    and an actuator for effecting pivotal movement of the rigid connecting member about the pivot axis between an operating position in which the rigid connecting member holds the implement in fixed operating position extending rearwardly from the rear hitch and a transport position in which the rigid connecting member is rotated around the pivot axis to rotate the implement around the pivot axis to a raised transport position.

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