Bracket assembly for a fifth wheel coupling

Details Bracket assembly for a fifth wheel coupling Bracket assembly for a fifth wheel coupling

2011-05-10

2011-05-10

Hurley, Kevin (Department: 3611)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

C280S441100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07938428

ABSTRACT:
A bracket assembly for an adjustable fifth wheel hitch is suitable for mounting to a slide rail assembly, which itself is mounted to parallel longitudinal truck frame members, where the slide rails have a generally t-shaped cross-section. The slide rail is comprised of a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, the vertical portion including a plurality of spaced-apart gaps. The bracket assembly comprises a bracket body with longitudinal disposed front and rear ends, with respect to the truck body, a longitudinal channel defined in the underside that extends from front and rear openings defined in the respective surfaces of the front and rear ends with a generally t-shaped cross-section to slidably receive said slide rail. The bracket body also has two spaced-apart transverse channels defined in the underside, perpendicular to the longitudinal channel. The transverse channels align with two of the space-apart gaps as the bracket body is slid along the slide rail. The bracket body also includes a rounded upper portion for providing pivoting support to a fifth wheel hitch plate, and forward and rear tie-bar flanges extending from one side of the lower portion of the body for mounting support for a tie bar to mutually tie brackets together.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4614355 (1986-09-01), Koch
patent: 6592140 (2003-07-01), Alguera Gallego et al.
patent: 6736420 (2004-05-01), Laarman et al.
patent: 7584982 (2009-09-01), Fisher
patent: 2004/0173992 (2004-09-01), Stunder et al.
patent: 2006/0202443 (2006-09-01), Sibley et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Bracket assembly for a fifth wheel coupling does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Bracket assembly for a fifth wheel coupling, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Bracket assembly for a fifth wheel coupling will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2672089