Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a vehicle mounted display device which can be easily attached to a vehicle and is removable. The projector can conveniently be plugged into the trailer light power source to give the device power to project an image onto a vehicle. The projector may be digital allowing the owner to choose an image from inside the vehicle. A magnetic or adhesive screen may be placed on the vehicle to allow the image to function properly and effectively on dark paint or other finishes that prevent a clean image. The apparatus comprises an adjustable mounting unit, an adjustable arm, and a projector which can all be adjusted to provide an efficient angle to project the image onto the vehicle.

Abstract: A wheelbarrow towing system includes a wheelbarrow that includes a housing with a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. An axle is attached to the bottom wall adjacent to a front end of the housing. At least one wheel is rotatably to the axle. A pair of supports is attached to and extends downward from the bottom wall. The supports are positioned adjacent to a back end of the housing and is spaced from each other. A pair of handles is attached to the housing and extends rearward from the back end. An elongated member has a first end and a second end. The first end is configured to be attached to a tow hitch. The axle is releasably attached to the elongated member adjacent to the second end.

Abstract: A portable tank apparatus has a yoke pivotal on a transverse member between a service towing position and a raised position, and a pair of hingedly connected brace members at the rear of the apparatus and operable by an actuator to retract the wheels or lower the wheels to the ground.

Abstract: An adapter that converts a tractor hitch coupling from a ball and pin type to a hook type. The adapter is a tubular member having an opening at one end into which an end of the hitch arm is inserted and a hook extends therefrom at the opposite end. A locking dog is movably mounted on the tubular member for selectively blocking the entry or throat of the hook and a spring biases the locking dog to it's locking state. Each of a pair of spaced apart side walls have at least one set screw threaded there through. The set screws engage opposite side faces of the lift arm on which the adapter is mounted permitting variously adjusting alignment of the adapter relative to the hitch lift arm on which it is mounted.

Abstract: An coupling mechanism includes a cross member, left and right side members projecting from the cross member, and a pair of attaching members which are removably attached to the side members. Each attaching member has an elongated body, a first hook fixed to a first end of the body, and a second hook fixed to a second end of the body. The first hook has at least one dimensional feature which is smaller than a corresponding dimensional feature of the second hook. Each attaching member is mountable in a corresponding one of the side members in a first orientation with the first hook in an operative position and is mountable in a second orientation with the second hook in an operative position. A longer portion of each attaching member projects from a lower end of the corresponding side member when the attaching member is mounted in the first orientation.

Abstract: A combination of a tractor hydraulic arm assembly and a hitch adapter installed between the two arms of the arm assembly, the hitch adapter consisting of a length of “U” shaped steel channel, having a plurality of holes formed in the top surface, with trailer hitches mounted in the holes and a steel shaft fastened to the underside of the channel and a yoke mounted on each end of the channel. The steel shaft is mounted in holes formed in the arm assembly and locked in place with implement clips, with the yolks straddling the two arms to prevent rotation of the channel.

Abstract: A hitch assembly including a triangular flat portion mounted on the base plate of a guidable member for connecting an arm to the triangular flat portion and to a housing mounted above a plate on which is mounted a tube section having a reinforcing plate that is connected to a locking member which automatically closes on a locking pin being mounted to a coupler head by means of a tension spring that applies a pressure against a block being engaged on a threaded bolt with eye mounted inside the tube section, and which for disengaging the locking member from the locking pin one pulls backwards an attachment cord connected with the eye of the threaded bolt. A tube section mounted underneath the coupler head allows to receive each spring blade being held together by an attachment member. A spring blade includes a part member for enabling to apply a pressure against a squared plate portion mounted underneath each tow bar connected to the coupler head for raising the tow bars of the agricultural implement.

Abstract: A transport drawbar for an agricultural tractor has an elongate forward drawbar section of substantially uniform rectangular cross section that mounts on the tractor in the conventional way. An elongate second drawbar section extends to the rear from the forward section. The second drawbar section has the same vertical thickness as the forward drawbar section and a substantially greater width. A trailing drawbar section extends to the rear from the second drawbar section, the trailing drawbar section having the same vertical thickness as the forward and second sections and a width substantially the same as the width of the forward section. Two tapering transition sections are provided between the second drawbar section and the forward and trailing drawbar sections respectively. Two angular offsets are formed in the second drawbar section such that the trailing drawbar section is parallel to and offset downwardly from the second drawbar section.

Abstract: The self-engaging, solenoid-releasable with manual override, latch is designed for use in a variety of applications. As such, the latch accepts the striker peg of the load when misaligned, and the latch accommodates bouncing, sideways laoding, etc of the load, without springing open.

Abstract: A trailer hitch cover assembly includes a clamp assembly having an aperture extending longitudinally therethrough to fit over a hitch tube of a trailer hitch on a motor vehicle. The clamp assembly also includes an inner clamp disposed over the hitch tube and an outer clamp disposed over the inner clamp. The trailer hitch cover assembly further includes a front cover mounted to the clamp assembly and having an aperture extending therethrough aligned with the hitch tube of the trailer hitch.

Abstract: An implement/vehicle hitch system for coupling implements to a utility vehicle includes two hydraulic cylinders for adjusting the position of the implement. The hydraulic cylinders are connected to a pair of motor/pump units which cause the hydraulic cylinders to operate in a synchronous manner.

Abstract: A winch arrangement fitted to a vehicle chassis (1) comprises a winch (2) mounted at an intermediate position between chassis front end (3) and chassis rear end (4), and a winch cable (5) extended from the winch (2) to a pulley block (6) mounted on the chassis rear end (4). The pulley block (6) turns the cable (5) and the cable is passed through a fore and aft guide member (13) to the chassis front end (3). Stop members (14, 15) are provided to stop recovery of the cable (5) on to the winch (2) in a predetermined position. For rearward winching, the pulley block (6) is dismounted by a removable pin (7) and cable attachment (11) is secured to a load or an anchor point, and for forward winching cable attachment (15) can be pulled out and secured to a load or an anchor point whilst pulley block (6) is left mounted. For simultaneous rearward and forward winching, both cable attachments (11, 15) can be secured to a load or an anchor point.

Abstract: A quick hitch coupling for use with a powered machine and a drawn machine. The coupling comprises a receiving unit attached to forward end of an implement in a substantially stationary position and an engaging unit attached to the powered machine which may be lowered and raised. The receiving unit comprises a cavity defined between a substantially vertically disposed rear plate laterally spaced from a substantially vertically disposed front plate. The engaging unit attaches to the powered machine so as to be movable between an elevated operative engaged position and a lowered disengaged position. The engaging unit includes a substantially vertical plate of a size and shape to fit within, and substantially fill, the cavity of the receiving unit. The engaging unit may thereby be positioned in its lowered position beneath the cavity of the receiving unit and raised to its operative position into coupled engagement with the receiving unit.

Abstract: A vertically adjustable hitch for an agricultural tractor includes a pair of guide rails and a retainer which moves up and down on the rails. A chain has fixed ends and a central region which engages a pair of pulleys which are rotatably mounted on the retainer. As the pulleys rotate, they roll along the chain and move the retainer. A drive mechanism is coupled to rotate at least one of the pulleys. A locking mechanism is releasably engageable with the chain to prevent movement of the retainer relative to the chain.

Abstract: A battery-powered grass mower (12) is hitched to en electric garden tractor (10). The hitching system has arms (27) pivoted (29) to the tractor, which can be raised and lowered by means of ah electric actuator strut (45). To hitch, the tractor is maneuvered until pegs (30) pivoted on the arms are poised above sockets (20) on the mower; then, using the electric actuator, the arms are lowered, driving the pegs into the sockets. Once firmly engaged, a latch (36) engages and retains the pegs into the sockets. The latch is releasable electrically. All aspects of hitching and unhitching are under remote control from the driver's seat.

Abstract: A self-contained, modular three-point hitch including a three-point hitch fixture with a power take off drive bearing, a pair of lifting arm mounts, a fixed third point hitch, and a channel housing a lifting arm drive device; and a lifting arm subassembly mounted in the lifting arm mounts, the lifting arm subassembly having a pair of lifting arms mounted to an outer tube, and a lifting arm drive bar extending within the outer tube, the bar including a lifting arm drive member connected to the lifting arm drive device.

Abstract: An adjustable hitch having a body, the body connected to a first vehicle at a central point about which the body is rotatable. The body also includes a radially offset connecting point at which the body is rotatably connected to a second vehicle. The rotatable connections of the body to the first and second vehicles accomodates vertical offset between one or more links connecting the vehicle. The arc of rotation of the body may limited by a pair of protruding stops.

Abstract: A vehicle cargo carrier for storing and transporting luggage, gear, equipment and the like on the exterior of a vehicle. The carrier is attached to a common trailer hitch and is particularly well suited for use with a mini-van or sport utility vehicle which has a rear opening door or hatch. The carrier is slideably moveable, permitting outward extension, while still being connected to the vehicle, to provide easy access to and unobstructed opening of the vehicle rear door or hatch, and to provide unobstructed access to the vehicle's existing interior cargo area. Subsequently, the carrier is inwardly slidably retracted so that it is firmly disposed in an aerodynamically favorable position proximate the rear of the vehicle. The carrier comprises a connection member which interfaces with the hitch, a frame member which interfaces with the connection member, and a storage box or container member which is connected to the frame member.

Abstract: The MFD kickout switch controls the drive system on a tractor's front wheels in response to the controlled movement of a three point hitch. Tractors which are equipped with a system that disengages the front drive wheels when a tighter turning radius is needed can utilize the kickout switch to automatically disengage the front wheel drive when an associated three point hitch is raised.

Abstract: A capacitive electro-mechanical transducer for responding to both push and pull, for example in a road vehicle drawbar, involves axially spaced flanges (3) on the one force-transmitting member lying on opposite sides of a transverse portion (1) of the other member. The force is transmitted resiliently between the flanges and the portion, and there are capacitor plates (11) between the flanges (3) and the portion (1), so that on relative displacement the capacitance of one set of plates increases and that of the other set decreases. The plates are symmetrically disposed, e.g. of annular form, and they, or the dielectric (13) between them, can be wavy.

Abstract: A detachable hinge-like connection between a military tank and a mine rol assembly; the hinge connection is designed to be broken (disconnected) from a remote point, e.g. from within the tank, whereby the mine roller assembly can be left on the battlefield without exposing the tank driver to enemy fire. The hinge connection includes a hook member carried by the tank to partially encircle a hinge pin carried by the mine roller assembly. A small explosive squib is arranged to drive a latch pin out of a hole in the hook member, whereupon the hook member swings down under gravitational force, thereby breaking the hinge connection. The tank driver can detonate the explosive squib without leaving the safety of the tank.

Abstract: A device is provided for releasably securing a parked vehicle to an adjacent structure. The device is provided with a first member hingedly mounted for movement between an operative mode and an inoperative mode. When the first member is in an operative mode the distal end thereof will releasably engage a portion of the parked vehicle and retain same in a desired position relative to the adjacent structure. When the first member is in an inoperative mode, it assumes a vehicle-release position. The first member is provided with means for moving same from the inoperative mode to the operative mode. A further means is provided for automatically locking the first member in an operative mode. The further means includes a means for effecting controlled unlocking of the first member whereby the latter will automatically return to its inoperative mode.