Patent ID: 9662947
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A01B,B60D,B62D

Claim:
1. A coupling assembly for coupling an implement to a vehicle having a pickup hitch, the pickup hitch having a drawbar housing which is pivotal about a horizontal axis and a drawbar slidable in the drawbar housing, the coupling assembly comprising: a coupler frame adapted to be attached to the implement, the coupler frame having a coupler member for releasably coupling to the drawbar; a side member attached to the coupler frame; and a recess formed on the drawbar, the recess being defined by a plurality of surfaces formed on the drawbar, said surfaces comprising a rearwardly facing front wall, a top wall, and side wall, the recess receiving a portion of the side member when the coupler frame is pulled into a coupled position by the drawbar, wherein the side member engages the front wall and the top wall when the coupler frame is pulled into the coupled position by the drawbar.