Patent ID: 6347671
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
For use with a traction vehicle and an operating unit, a system for operatively connecting the operating unit to the traction vehicle and for moving the operating unit from a working position to a transport position relative to the traction vehicle, the system comprising:a) a male member; b) a female member substantially congruent to the male member, wherein the male member interlocks with the female member, thereby interconnecting the operating unit to the traction vehicle; c) means for vertically raising the interconnected members and the operating unit; and d) means for pivoting the operating unit relative to the traction vehicle about a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle to provide lateral wing-type folding of the operating unit relative to the traction vehicle as the operating unit is raised from its working position to its transport position.