Trailer hitch

Details Trailer hitch Trailer hitch

1984-11-23

1985-12-24

Pekar, John A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

280508, 280477, B62D 116

Patent

active

045601844

ABSTRACT:
An automatic trailer hitch assembly mounts a shank unit on the trailer and a receiving unit on the towing vehicle. The shank unit provides an elongated shank member which mounts a trailer ball at one end coupled to a conventional trailer hitch ball socket housing secured to the trailer and at the opposite end is formed to slide on funnel-like guide passages into the receiving unit. The receiving unit has a locking pin which can be latched into a position allowing entry of the shank member into the receiving unit and when the shank unit is properly positioned therein is automatically unlatched and moved into a position for locking the shank unit and receiving unit together. The locking pin when restored to the latched position enables the shank unit to be withdrawn from the receiving unit.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2062788 (1936-12-01), Jacob
patent: 2671673 (1954-03-01), Benson
patent: 3161422 (1964-12-01), Wade
patent: 3329445 (1967-07-01), Carson
patent: 3891237 (1975-06-01), Allen

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