Patent ID: 6619687
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A drawbar assembly for interconnecting a tractor to a piece of equipment, said drawbar assembly comprising:a drawbar including a plurality of aligned plates having a groove including a pin cradle and an opening on one side of the plates, the opening being wider than the pin cradle and the pin cradle being located at an opposite end of the groove from the opening for guiding a horizontally oriented yoke pin through the opening to be seated in the pin cradle, at least one locking cam pivotally mounted with respect to the plurality of aligned plates for movement between an open position for allowing the yoke pin to pass through the opening to the pin cradle and a closed position for holding the yoke pin in the pin cradle, and an actuating lever being removably mounted on the locking cam for movement of the locking cam.