Patent ID: 6988560

Claim:
A quick attachment system for a work vehicle having a frame defining an upper pair and a lower pair of holes formed in opposing pairs of vertically and longitudinally extending frame plates, the upper pair of holes having a first common horizontal and laterally extending axis and the lower pair of holes having a second common horizontal and laterally extending axis, the work vehicle having rear wheels, the frame extending from the rear of the vehicle forward to a point at least ahead of the rear wheels, the system comprising: a first elongate member extending between and coupling the upper pair of holes; a first hook that opens downward to engage the first elongate member adjacent a first of the upper pair of holes; a second hook that opens downward to engage the first elongate member adjacent a second of the upper pair of holes; a first eye having a first hole configured to be disposed adjacent to a first of the lower pair of holes; a second eye having a second hole configured to be disposed adjacent to a second of said lower pair of holes; and a plate that is coupled to and between the first and second eyes and the first and second holes.