Hitch adapter with protective device

Details Hitch adapter with protective device Hitch adapter with protective device

1996-01-05

1997-12-09

Johnson, Brian L.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

280767, B60D 160

Patent

active

056952040

ABSTRACT:
A hitch adapter with integral protective device that is suited for mounting to a conventional sleeve-type hitch. The protective device protects the hitch adapter from damage due to impacts with a ground surface. Depending brackets are fixedly attached to the hitch adapter, the brackets supporting the integral protective device. The periphery of the protective device is offset from the axis of the sleeve which is insertable into a socket of the sleeve-type hitch. A roller is mounted to the depending bracket to provide a contact member that will contact the surface of the ground and prevent the balance of the hitch from coming into contact with the ground. Alternatively, a skid plate is mounted on the dependent bracket to provide a contact member for protecting the hitch adapter.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3271050 (1966-09-01), Saunders
patent: 3889981 (1975-06-01), Westford
patent: 4266799 (1981-05-01), Wood
patent: 5000067 (1991-03-01), Kolbusz et al.
patent: 5184840 (1993-02-01), Edwards

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