Patent ID: 7565756

Claim:
A lost motion mechanism operatively interconnected with a hydraulic cylinder, said hydraulic cylinder being rotatably connected to one of a vehicle and an implement, said lost motion mechanism being rotatably connected to the other of said vehicle and said implement, said cylinder and lost motion mechanism cooperating for moving said implement relative to a ground level, said lost motion mechanism comprising in combination: an elongated rod connected with a portion of said hydraulic cylinder; an elongated sleeve member adapted to receive at least a portion of said rod extension, said sleeve member including at least one slot of a predetermined length; and at least one pin member attached relative to said rod extension and protruding into said at least one slot, said at least one pin member being free to move within said at least one slot to enable free movement of said rod extension relative to said elongated sleeve member, said pin member together with said slot, limiting the longitudinal movement of said rod extension and enabling the implement to be moved by hydraulic force both upward and downward relative to the ground level as well as enabling the implement to be free floating relative to the ground level.