Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-07
2006-11-07
Morris, Lesley D. (Department: 3611)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
C280S511000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07131658
ABSTRACT:
The trailer hitch (10) includes a guide bar (25) threaded about the stem (20) of the hitch ball (18). An alignment plate (45) that is rigidly mounted to the lower wall of the trailer tongue (34) has converging guide surfaces (50and51) that receive the guide bar (25), causing the guide bar and the crotch of the converging surfaces to become aligned as the guide bar engages the alignment plate. This aligns the ball receiving socket (42) of the coupler (40) with the hitch ball (18).
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Morris Lesley D.
Scharich Marc A.
Thomas Kayden Horstemeyer & Risley LLP
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