Trailer hitching apparatus

Details Trailer hitching apparatus Trailer hitching apparatus

1989-07-14

1990-10-09

Marmor, Charles A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

B60D 106

Patent

active

049615904

ABSTRACT:
A trailer aligning and hitching apparatus (10) for towing vehicles (100) and a trailer having a tongue (14) wherein the apparatus (10) includes: a ball equipped hitch unit (11) associated with the trailer tongue (14); and, a base unit (12) associated with the rear of a towing vehicle (100); wherein the base unit (12) includes a base housing member (17) having an enlarged housing cavity (22) that extends through the face (21) and the top (20) of the housing member (17) whereby a ball element (15) will enter the housing member (17) through the face opening a shaft element (16) attached to the ball element (15) will pass through both the face and the top openings in the housing member (17) such that the ball element (15) will be held captive in the housing member (17) when a slidable lock bar member (31) is inserted through the housing member (17).

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patent: 4666177 (1987-05-01), Vinchattle
patent: 4708359 (1987-12-01), Davenport

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