Patent ID: 7032335

Claim:
A connection apparatus for connecting an implement to a prime mover, the connection apparatus comprising: a body adapted to be mounted on the prime mover, the body including connection means for connecting the body to the implement, the connection means including at least two recesses disposed substantially at right angles to one another within the body; a locking member adapted to move to a first position in which the locking member engages the implement to lock the implement and the body together, said locking member being adapted to move to a second position in which the locking member is disengaged from the implement so that the implement can be demounted form the body; and moving means for moving the locking member, wherein said moving means includes a ram mounted on a plate which is slidably mounted to the body, the ram being adapted to move the plate to thereby move the locking member to at least one of said positions; wherein the locking member is pivotally mounted to the body and is associated with the plate, whereby the moving means is adapted to move the plate into contact with the locking member and to pivot the locking member into at least one of said first or second positions.