Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1996-02-23
1998-08-25
Dickson, Paul N.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
2804551, B62D 6300
Patent
active
057976147
ABSTRACT:
A convertible folding gooseneck trailer hitch apparatus for towing a conventional A-frame trailer behind a vehicle, the apparatus including a gooseneck assembly having a forward vertical member and an aft vertical member connected by a horizontal member, the forward vertical member rigidly affixing at one end to the horizontal member and connecting to a fifth-wheel towing base platform at the other end, and the aft vertical member pivotally connecting to the horizontal member. A mounting plate assembly rigidly attached to the aft vertical member, the mounting plate assembly having a conventional hitch ball attached thereon. A plurality of adjustable anti-sway braces, each with a fore and aft end, the aft end connecting to the trailer A-frame and the fore end connecting to the aft vertical member of the gooseneck.
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Hord Weldon M.
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