Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-22
2011-03-22
Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3611)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
C280S491300, C280S478100, C280S479300, C280S456100, C280S491100, C280S477000, C280S511000, C280S416100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07909350
ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for an adjustable trailer hitch which allows the ball to be adjustable laterally and longitudinally so that the tongue of the trailer can be can be more easily attached to the ball of the towing vehicle. A body portion is mounted on a slide-tube for insertion in a receiver-tube wherein the body portion has an interior pocket or space which allows the draw bar having the ball mounting thereon to move laterally inside the pocket along with a plurality of apertures so that the draw bar can be laterally adjusted using the apertures and a first locking pin. The slide-tube also has a longitudinal adjustment slot in it which allows it to slide longitudinally inside the receiver-tube wherein a second locking pin holds the slide-tube in the receiver-tube allowing the entire trailer hitch to be longitudinally adjustable along the longitudinal axis of the towing vehicle.
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Arce Marlon A
Dickson Paul N
Williamson George L.
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