Patent ID: 8960321
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
1. A towable agricultural implement for working the soil, comprising: a longitudinally extending center section including a center section frame with leading and trailing edges and foldable wings mounted on opposite sides of the center section, each wing having a wing frame with leading and trailing edges; said foldable wings being hinged at their inner ends to opposite sides of the center section and pivotable about a longitudinal hinged axis to fold upwardly over the center section for transport or to unfold downwardly from the folded position for field operation; each said wing being connected to the center section by a hinge having a ball joint located at said center section frame and wing frame leading edges and a guide roller located at said wing frame trailing edge and rotatably received in a vertical roller slot formed by a slotted retainer bracket extending from said center section frame or said wing frame at a respective center section or wing frame trailing edge; the guide roller in roller slot having one of the guide roller and slotted retainer bracket attached to the center section, and the other of the guide roller and slotted retainer bracket attached to the wing; a wing float axis passing through the ball joint and extending perpendicular to the longitudinal hinge axis in a transverse direction, the wing being pivotal about the float axis and the extent of the pivoting being determined by the ambit of the floating motion of the roller in the roller slot; each said ball joint and said guide roller in roller slot hinge being positioned generally along a respective longitudinal hinge axis with said ball joint located in spaced relation in front of said guide roller in the roller slot; each said guide roller in a respective roller slot restraining a respective wing against movement relative to said center section, except for limited rotation around said wing float axis; and a lockout kit including a first and second end plate, a first and second stop, and a plurality of nuts and bolts joining said first and second end plates to said first and second stops, whereby said lockout kit is adapted to be placed within said roller slot to prevent vertical movement of said guide roller within said roller slot.