Apparatus to Reliably Locate Pull-Type Implement According to a Localizing Signal
First Claim
1. A shifting module for releasable securement on the lower two arms of a conventional three-point hitch of a tractor and for laterally shifting and permitting pivotal movement of a pull-type implement mounted on the shifting module, comprising:
- (a) a lateral support having a pin on either end section for grasping and securement by the lower two arms of a conventional three-point hitch;
(b) a traveler mounted on the lateral support;
(c) a linear actuator operable to shift the traveler along the lateral support; and
(d) a hitch having a pivot axis on the traveler for mounting of the pull-type implement.
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Abstract
A shifting module for releasable securement on the lower two arms of a conventional three-point hitch of a tractor and for laterally shifting a pull-type implement mounted on the shifting module. The shifting module includes a lateral support having a pin on either end section for grasping and securement by the lower two arms of the three-point hitch. A traveler is mounted on the lateral support and a linear actuator operates to shift the traveler along the lateral support to any desired position along the lateral support. A hitch on the traveler is used for mounting of the pull-type implement so that the implement can be reliably and accurately positioned along a desired path.
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6 Claims
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1. A shifting module for releasable securement on the lower two arms of a conventional three-point hitch of a tractor and for laterally shifting and permitting pivotal movement of a pull-type implement mounted on the shifting module, comprising:
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(a) a lateral support having a pin on either end section for grasping and securement by the lower two arms of a conventional three-point hitch; (b) a traveler mounted on the lateral support; (c) a linear actuator operable to shift the traveler along the lateral support; and (d) a hitch having a pivot axis on the traveler for mounting of the pull-type implement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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