Patent ID: 8464967

Claim:
A tilting boom applicator comprising: a boom support structure; a laterally-extending applicator boom; first and second lift arms connected to the boom support structure, said arms cooperatively supporting the applicator boom on the support structure for relative vertical shifting; and a tilt frame, said tilt frame including a first frame section mounted to the first lift arm and a second frame section mounted to the applicator boom, said first and second frame sections attached to each other at a frame pivot joint that defines a longitudinal tilt axis, with the frame pivot joint permitting tilting movement of the applicator boom about the longitudinal tilt axis, said second lift arm being directly attached to the second frame section and serving to limit movement of the applicator boom about a lateral pitch axis while permitting the tilting movement, said first frame section being attached to the first lift arm and restricted from swinging relative to the first lift arm about the frame pivot joint, said second frame section being positioned below and hung from the first frame section.