(under the class definition) Apparatus comprising a self-propelled vehicle and specifically claimed means to permit and facilitate rapid attachment of an implement thereto with a minimum amount of labor.
(1) Note. It is recognized that the terms "rapid attachment" and "minimum amount of labor" are difficult to limit and define. The attachment should be accomplished without the necessity of tools and/or with little or no direct manual effort required on the part of an attendant to position the implement.
(2) Note. The following is illustrative of subject matter included under this definition:
(a) Apparatus in which a preliminary or pilot connection is made which supports or positions the implement or implement part on the tractor before the principal connection is completed.
(b) Apparatus in which the connection can be completed by engaging an implement part with a tractor part without the addition of a separate connecting member (the connection may be tightened after engagement).
(c) Apparatus in which the tractor is driven into interfitting relation with the implement (e.g., self-coupling) or in which the connection can be completed without the necessity of the attendant leaving the tractor. (3) Note. If a self-propelled vehicle is disclosed it need not be claimed as such for classification under this definition. Any reference in the claim to a structure disclosed as a self-propelled vehicle is sufficient.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
280, Land Vehicles,
477+, for means to facilitate the connection of articulated vehicles.
296, Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops,
35.1+, for devices for securing a body to a vehicle.
403, Joints and Connections, appropriate subclasses for joints and connections of general application.
414, Material or Article Handling,
563, for towing apparatus adapted to engage one end of a vehicle and elevate it into towing position, and subclasses 697+ for material moving devices with a vertically swinging load support of the tilting shovel or fork type with means to
