Patent ID: 7284620

Claim:
A hitch system for attaching an agricultural implement alongside a towing vehicle, said implement and said towing vehicle each having a front end, a rear end and opposed sides extending longitudinally between said front and rear ends, said hitch system comprising: a) a pair of longitudinally spaced hitch arms, each said arm having a proximate end and a distal end, each said proximate end being pivotally connected to one of the implement or the towing vehicle on one of said sides adjacent to the other of the implement or the towing vehicle; b) respective first coupling means mounted on the distal end of each of said arms for selectively engaging respective second coupling means on said other of the implement or the towing vehicle; wherein c) said arms are moveable between a raised and substantially vertically extending transport position and a lowered and laterally extending working position wherein said first coupling means are engaged with said second coupling means; and further including d) a respective linear actuator connected to each said arm for moving said arms between said transport position and said working position.