Patent ID: 9410304
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: E02F

Claim Text:
1. A lift assembly for a work vehicle, the lift assembly comprising: a loader arm extending between a forward end and a rear end; a control arm extending between a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled to a chassis of the work vehicle at a first pivot point and the second end being coupled to the rear end of the loader arm at a second pivot point; a lift cylinder coupled between the loader arm and the chassis, the lift cylinder being coupled to the loader arm at a location between its forward and rear ends; a control cylinder extending between an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being coupled to the control arm and the lower end being coupled to the chassis at a third pivot point; wherein the first pivot point is located rearward of the second pivot point when the control cylinder is at a fully retracted position, wherein the upper end of the control cylinder is coupled to the loader arm at the second pivot point such that the control arm and the control cylinder are both coupled to the loader arm at a common pivot point.