Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1990-03-07
1991-03-19
Marmor, Charles A.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
2804914, B60D 100
Patent
active
050004735
ABSTRACT:
A collapsible towing hitch includes a base member which is pivotally mounted to the front bumper or frame or a vehicle so as to rotate from an operable position to a storage position. A pair of spring-loaded latch pins are mounted on the base member and correspond with apertures in a pair of yoke brackets and in a pair of base member mounting brackets so as to selectively lock the base member in the storage position. A pivotal arm is mounted at each end of the base member to pivot in a generally horizontal plane when the base member is in the operating position. An elongatged bar is pivotally connected to the free end of each pivotal arm, and each bar is mounted at its free end to a ball hitch housing. The pivotal connection between the elongated bars and the pivotal arms is automatically locked in an aligned condition utilizing a slidable plate on the pivotal arms which is selectively retained by a pair of hooks on the elongaged bars. In this fashion, the slidable plates may be easily moved and unlatched so as to pivot the pivotal arms with respect to the elongated bars and collapse the ball hitch housing into close contact with the base member. Once the ball hitch housing is collapsed against the base member, the base member is rotated and locked in an upright position for storage, such that the vehicle may be utilized in a conventional manner.
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Johnson Victor E.
Marmor Charles A.
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