Patent ID: 8746725

Claim:
A drawbar adapter assembly for connecting a towed implement having a swivel hitch assembly to a drawbar hitch of a towing vehicle, the adapter assembly comprising: a first frame portion having a distal end with a connector and a generally opposing proximal end, the connector including a receptacle configured to receive within a portion of the drawbar hitch; a horizontal transverse slot-like aperture in the proximal end, the aperture having a width dimension and a height dimension that is greater than the width dimension; a second frame portion having a hitch connector at a forward end and a rearwardly disposed connector to the swivel hitch; and a horizontal cross pin extending through the transverse aperture, wherein the cross pin is configured for engagement with the hitch connector in a manner allowing relative angular movement between the first frame portion and the second frame portion about a generally horizontal pitch axis by rotation about a longitudinal axis of the cross pin and relative angular movement between the first frame portion and the second frame portion about a perpendicular, co-planar roll axis by angular deflection of the cross pin within the height dimension of the aperture.