Patent ID: RE44771

Claim:
A rear-mounted implement mounting system for a utility vehicle and a rear-mounted implement, comprising: at least one elongated connection member; a first connection arranged between the utility vehicle and the rear-mounted implement, the first connection being engageable in a substantially vertical first direction and restraining separation of the utility vehicle and the rear-mounted implement along a second substantially horizontal direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction; a second connection between the utility vehicle and the rear-mounted implement, said second connection at a distance above said first connection, said second connection being engageable in a tangential direction as said rear-mounted implement is rotated about said first connection and restraining separation of said utility vehicle and the rear-mounted implement along the tangential direction, said second connection comprising two laterally spaced-apart cylindrical bosses mounted together rigidly on a frame of said rear mounted implement, each boss having a first substantially horizontal bore therethrough along a common lateral axis, and two laterally spaced-apart receivers mounted on said utility vehicle, each receiver having a cylinder portion with a second substantially horizontal bore therethrough along a common lateral axis and an adjacent rim portion positioned to guide said cylinder portion into alignment with said boss, wherein after said rear mounted implement is rotated about said first connection, said first and second substantially horizontal bores of said bosses and cylinder portions are aligned to receive therein said at least one elongated connection member.