Patent ID: 7059419

Claim:
A hitch lift arm adapter for a tractor hitch lift arm comprising; a tubular member having a cavity therein adjacent a free outer end thereof, said tubular member comprising a spaced apart pair of opposite side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, said tubular member including an opening into said cavity at one end and a hook at the other end, said tubular member cavity receiving therein a free outer end portion of the tractor hitch lift arm, each of said side walls of said tubular member including a hole therein, said holes being axially aligned for receiving a hitch arm connecting pin that extends through a hole in the hitch lift arm, and means for biasing cooperatively engaging each of said side walls and extending there through to engage opposite side faces of a hitch lift arm projecting into said cavity, a locking dog pivotally mounted on said tubular member including means for resiliently biasing said locking dog to said blocking state; and said locking dog pivoting at a point between said top wall and said bottom wall of said tubular member generally parallel to an upper edge of said hitch lift arm.