Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1996-10-18
1999-04-06
Hurley, Kevin
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
2804551, B60D 142
Patent
active
058907262
ABSTRACT:
A load leveling hitch assembly is provided for towing a trailer behind a vehicle. The load leveling hitch assembly includes a drawbar for mounting to the vehicle, a ball mount secured to the drawbar, a pair of spring bar mounting brackets secured to the trailer and a pair of spring bars. Each spring bar bracket is characterized by including multiple spaced mounting points for receiving the distal ends of one of the spring bars. Each spring bar has a proximal end secured to the ball mount and a distal end that is held by one of the spring bar mounting brackets.
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McCoige Chad A.
McCoy Richard
Hurley Kevin
Reese Products Inc.
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