Docking Station
First Claim
1. In a hydraulically operated implement connectable with a tractor, the implement having a hydraulic system with at least one hose with a coupler at an end of the hose for releasably connecting the hose to a mating port on the tractor, the improvement comprising a docking station mounted on the implement for receiving the coupler on the free end of the hose when disconnected from the tractor, the docking station comprising:
- a station body having a coupler receiving portion and a leakage collection portion, wherein the coupler receiving portion has a primary side with at least one circular bore and the leakage collection portion contains a drain opening;
at least one coupler retention device positioned on the inner periphery of the at least one circular bore, said at least one coupler retention device configured to receive said coupler; and
a drain plug sealing the drain opening.
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Abstract
A hydraulically-operated implement has a hydraulic system with a hose and a coupler connecting the hose to a mating port on a tractor. A docking station is mounted on the implement receives the coupler on the free end of the hose when disconnected from the tractor. The docking station includes a station body having a coupler receiving portion and a leakage collection portion. The coupler receiving portion has a primary side with at least one circular bore and the leakage collection portion contains a drain opening. A retention device positioned on the inner periphery of each of the circular bores receives the coupler. The drain opening is sealed with a drain plug and the docking station has an inside bulkhead parallel with the primary side of the station body. The bulkhead has a circular hole formed therein aligned with the at least one cylindrical bore in the primary side.
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14 Claims
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1. In a hydraulically operated implement connectable with a tractor, the implement having a hydraulic system with at least one hose with a coupler at an end of the hose for releasably connecting the hose to a mating port on the tractor, the improvement comprising a docking station mounted on the implement for receiving the coupler on the free end of the hose when disconnected from the tractor, the docking station comprising:
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a station body having a coupler receiving portion and a leakage collection portion, wherein the coupler receiving portion has a primary side with at least one circular bore and the leakage collection portion contains a drain opening; at least one coupler retention device positioned on the inner periphery of the at least one circular bore, said at least one coupler retention device configured to receive said coupler; and a drain plug sealing the drain opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A docking station for receiving couplers on the free end of disconnected hoses mounted on a hydraulically operated implement connectable with a tractor, the implement having a hydraulic system with at least one hose with a coupler at an end of the hose for releasably connecting the hose to a mating port on the tractor, the docking station comprising:
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a station body having a coupler receiving portion and a leakage collection portion, wherein the coupler receiving portion has a primary side with at least one circular bore and the leakage collection portion contains a drain opening; at least one coupler retention device positioned on the inner periphery of the at least one circular bore, said at least one coupler retention device configured to receive said coupler; a bulkhead inside the docking station substantially parallel with the primary side of the station body, the bulkhead having at least one circular hole formed therein aligned with the at least one cylindrical bore in the primary side; and a drain plug sealing the drain opening.
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Specification