Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1977-09-28
1979-06-05
Pekar, John A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
280500, B60D 106
Patent
active
041571894
ABSTRACT:
A trailer hitch bracket for mounting on the rear bumper of a pickup truck, having a first fixture rigidly attached to the bumper by a forwardly extending plate bolted to the bumper, and a second fixture supported by the first fixture and being adjustable vertically relative to the first fixture for supporting a hitch ball. The first fixture has a downwardly extending plate attached to the rear edge of the forwardly extending plate, and the second fixture has a vertically extending member releasably secured to the downwardly extending plate of the first fixture and supports a rearwardly extending member to which the hitch ball is attached. The two fixtures are preferably secured together by bolts, and a plurality of holes are provided for adjusting the second fixture up or down as required to levelize the trailer with respect to the pickup truck. A chain securing member is provided on each side of the second fixture for attaching chains interconnecting the two vehicles, in one embodiment the securing member being a transversely disposed bar attached to the rearwardly extending member and having holes in the outer ends thereof for receiving the ends of the chains.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2347081 (1944-04-01), Caton
patent: 3132878 (1964-05-01), De Puydt et al.
patent: 3806161 (1974-04-01), Pollart
Hobbs Marmaduke A.
Pekar John A.
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