Patent Application
20220063358
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The disclosure relates to tow hitch devices and more particularly pertains to a new tow hitch device for towing a trailer with a ball hitch using a tractor.
The prior art relates to tow hitch devices including a trailer hitch that includes a tension spring for stabilizing a trailer on a tractor. The prior art discloses a triangular frame that is attachable to a tractor and that can insertably receive a tow hitch for towing with the tractor. The prior art also discloses a triangular frame that is attachable to a tractor and which has a tow point thereon. The prior art discloses a hitch device that attaches to a three point hitch on a tractor to facilitate towing a gooseneck trailer. The prior art discloses a support structure for a towing ball that is attachable to a vehicle. Additionally, the prior art discloses a hitch device that includes an arcuate member that is attachable to a three point hitch on a tractor for towing a gooseneck trailer.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a tube that has a passageway extending for having a drawbar of a tractor extended therethrough. A pin is extendable through the tube to engage the drawbar for attaching the tube to the drawbar. A tow ball is removably attached to the tube to facilitate the tractor to tow a trailer with a ball hitch when the tube is positioned on the drawbar. A plurality of nuts is each attached to the tube. A pair of eyebolts is provided and a respective one of the eyebolts is adjustably attachable to the plurality of nuts to engage a tow point on the tractor.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The top side 26 has a hole 38 extending therethrough and the hole 38 is positioned between the passageway 14 and the first end 20. The tube 12 has a pair of apertures 40 each extending through a respective one of the top side 26 and the bottom side 28. The apertures 40 are aligned with each other and each of the apertures 40 is aligned with the first opening 34 and the second opening 36. In this way each of the apertures 40 can be aligned with the drawbar 16 when the drawbar 16 is extended through the passageway 14.
A pin 42 is provided and the pin 42 is extendable through the tube 12 to engage the drawbar 16 for attaching the tube 12 to the drawbar 16. The pin 42 is extendable through each of the apertures 40 in the top side 26 and the bottom side 28 of the outer wall 24. A tow ball 44 is removably attached to the tube 12 to facilitate the tractor 18 to tow a trailer 46 with a ball hitch when the tube 12 is positioned on the drawbar 16. The tow ball 44 includes a screw 48 that threadably engages a bounding edge 50 of the hole 38 in the top side 26 of the outer wall 24 of the tube 12.
A plurality of nuts 52 is provided and each of the nuts 52 is attached to the tube 12. The nuts 52 are aligned with each other on the tube 12 and each of the nuts 52 is positioned on the top side 26 of the outer wall 24 of the tube 12. The nuts 52 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed from the second end 22 toward the first end 20. Each of the nuts 52 has an aperture 54 extending therethrough, the aperture 54 in each of the nuts 52 has a bounding edge 56 and the bounding edge 56 is threaded. The nuts 52 are oriented such that an axis extending through the first end 20 and the second end 22 of the tube 12 is aligned with an axis extending through the aperture 54 in each of the nuts 52.
A pair of eyebolts 58 is provided and a respective one of the eyebolts 58 is adjustably attachable to the plurality of nuts 52. In this way the respective eyebolt 58 can engage a tow point 60 on the tractor 18. The respective eyebolt 58 is movable toward or away from the tow ball 44 when the respective eyebolt 58 is adjusted in the nuts 52. In this way the respective eyebolt 58 can align each of the apertures 40 in outer wall 24 of the tube 12 with a respective pin hole 62 in the drawbar 16 thereby facilitating the pin 42 to extend through the respective pin hole 62. Each of the eyebolts 58 comprises a universal joint 64 being integrated into an eye 66 of the eyebolt 58. The respective eyebolt 58 threadably engages the bounding edge 56 of the aperture 54 in each of the nuts 52 thereby facilitating the universal joint 64 to pivotally engage the tow point 60. In this way the pin 42 and the respective eyebolt 58 securely fastens the tube 12 to the tractor 18 for towing. Additionally, the universal joint 64 in each eyebolt 58 may have a unique diameter with respect to each other for accommodating various sizes of tow points 60.
In use, the drawbar 16 is extended through the passageway 14 in the tube 12 and the pin 42 is extended through the tube 12 to engage the drawbar 16. The respective eyebolt 58 is threaded into the nuts 52 and adjusted until the universal joint 64 is aligned with the tow point 60. The tow ball 44 is attached the tube 12 thereby facilitating a trailer 46 with a ball hitch to be attached to the tow ball 44. In this way the tractor 18 can tow the trailer 46 in a pasture, feed lot or other location that would pose challenges for a more traditional tow vehicle such as a pickup truck. Moreover, the tractor 18 can more easily maneuver the trailer 46 than a more traditional tow vehicle, thereby facilitating the trailer 46 to be precisely maneuvered.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
