Hitch lock mechanism

Details Hitch lock mechanism Hitch lock mechanism

1998-10-15

2000-05-23

Dickson, Paul N.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

280433, 411 85, 411553, B60F 310

Patent

active

060657669

ABSTRACT:
A securement device used for attaching a hitch to a vehicle bed in which the device includes a bracket secured to a frame part of the vehicle, a support post which is seated upon the bracket and which extends upwardly through the bed and the hitch, a retainer which forms a part of the support post and which upon rotation of the support post relative to the bracket prevents separation of the support post from the bracket, and a keeper part which is secured to the support post and which overlies at least a portion of the hitch to prevent the support post from rotating relative to the bracket and which further serves to prevent the hitch from being removed from the support post.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3848894 (1974-11-01), Breford
patent: 4871135 (1989-10-01), Thalenfeld
patent: 5445472 (1995-08-01), Oukouchi
patent: 5593265 (1997-01-01), Kizer
patent: 5597260 (1997-01-01), Peterson
patent: 5800022 (1998-09-01), Del Rosario

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