Patent ID: 8540269

Claim:
A mechanical connection device to connect a motorized vehicle and a working equipment, said mechanical connection device comprising: a rigid plate defining a plane having a first side for facing the motorized vehicle when mounted to the motorized vehicle and a second side and is sized and shaped to rest between two towing rings located on the motorized vehicle; bosses formed on the rigid plate and positioned on the rigid plate such that the two bosses align with the two towing rings when mounted to the motorized vehicle; a plurality of spaced apart abutment skids attached to the rigid plate on the first side of the rigid plate to abut a surface of the motorized vehicle when mounted; and wherein each abutment skid has a movable plate having a first surface and a second surface that faces the rigid plate, the movable plate is mechanically adjustable so that the second surface of the movable plate can move closer to or further away from the first surface of the rigid plate.