Hitch assembly

Details Hitch assembly Hitch assembly

Filed on

1988-03-04

Date issued

1989-02-28

Examiner

Pekar, John A.

Patent Class

Land vehicles

SubClass

Wheeled

SubSubClass

Articulated vehicle

Other Related Categories

2804792, 2804791, B60D 100

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

048078999

Description

ABSTRACT:
A hitch assembly for use with a tow vehicle which includes a receiver defining a tubular passage way mounted on the rear of the vehicle in longitudinal alignment, a winch extending a retractable cable rearward through said passage way, and a hitch bar connectable to the end of the cable as well as to the hitch fixture of the towed element, whereby the cable can be retracted to draw the hitch bar up within the receiver passage way with the towed element aligned and the hitch connection locked.

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patent: 3596925 (1971-08-01), Richie
patent: 3738683 (1973-06-01), Tate
patent: 3761113 (1973-09-01), Smitherman
patent: 3848895 (1974-11-01), Christopher
patent: 4042254 (1977-08-01), Allen
patent: 4125272 (1978-11-01), Putnam
patent: 4178011 (1979-12-01), Kirsch
patent: 4466632 (1984-08-01), DeVorak

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