Patent ID: 8210560
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. An adapter for a drawbar, the drawbar having an upper surface and a lower surface and a drawbar pin bore extending between said upper and lower surfaces, the adapter comprising: a bushing sized to fit within said drawbar pin bore, the drawbar pin bore sized to receive a drawbar pin of a first diameter; and a retainer attached to the lower surface of the drawbar configured to secure the bushing within the drawbar pin bore, wherein the bushing comprises: a primary portion having an outer diameter configured for insertion into the drawbar pin bore and having an inner diameter configured to receive a drawbar pin of a second diameter; and an extension portion configured to protrude from the drawbar pin bore and engage the retainer to secure the primary portion within the drawbar pin bore, wherein an upper end of the bushing is below the top surface of the drawbar such that the bushing does not extend past said top surface when the retainer secures the bushing in drawbar pin bore.