Patent ID: 6076613
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
A forwardly foldable agricultural implement comprising:a center frame rollingly supported by a plurality of wheels connected thereto, the center frame extending generally transversely to a direction of travel;a pair of generally opposite wing sections each having opposite proximate and remote ends and an intermediate portion pivotally connected to the center frame by a foldable frame, the remote end of each wing section being rollingly supported by at least one wheel mounted on said wing section;the foldable frame including a pair of elongated wing support members each having one end pivotally connected to the center frame and another end connected to the intermediate portion of a respective wing section;the foldable frame further including a pair of hitch arms each having a remote end pivotally connected to the intermediate portion of one of the wing sections and a proximate end pivotally connected the approximate end of the other of the hitch arms at a two-direction pivot knuckle adapted to be connected to a three-point hitch on a tractor;a field position latch mechanism for selectively holding the foldable frame in a substantially parallel relation to the center frame in a transversely folded position such that the implement is in a field position;the field position latch mechanism including a latch bar rigidly mounted to one of the center frame and the hitch and a movable latch hook mounted to one of the hitch and the center frame for selectively engaging the latch bar.