Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1997-10-28
2000-08-01
Swann, J. J.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
2804915, B60D 106
Patent
active
060955457
ABSTRACT:
A gooseneck hitch assembly mounted in the load bed of a pick-up truck. The hitch assembly includes a housing mounted in the bed of the truck, and a hitch ball removably mounted in the housing. The housing includes a spring biased cylindrical locking pin for positively locking together the housing and hitch ball against separation. The cylindrical pin is manually movable to either a locking position wherein the hitch ball is locked in the housing or to an unlocked position whereby the hitch ball can be readily removed from the housing.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1953365 (1934-04-01), Reetz
patent: 2848253 (1958-08-01), Walker
patent: 3396926 (1968-08-01), Shelton et al.
patent: 3955831 (1976-05-01), Whitchurch
patent: 4256324 (1981-03-01), Hamilton
patent: 4657274 (1987-04-01), Mann et al.
patent: 4887831 (1989-12-01), Edwards
patent: 5016898 (1991-05-01), Works et al.
patent: 5028067 (1991-07-01), Madura
patent: 5104138 (1992-04-01), Allen
patent: 5133572 (1992-07-01), Polito
patent: 5143393 (1992-09-01), Meyer
patent: 5263735 (1993-11-01), Mann
patent: 5322313 (1994-06-01), Schroeder
patent: 5342076 (1994-08-01), Swindall
patent: 5413366 (1995-05-01), Gibbons
patent: 5435585 (1995-07-01), Chambers
patent: 5472222 (1995-12-01), Marcy
patent: 5571270 (1996-11-01), Larkin
patent: 5577751 (1996-11-01), Matthews
patent: 5788258 (1998-08-01), Gill et al.
patent: 5860671 (1999-01-01), Mackeown
B&W Turnover Ball Gooseneck Hitch, 4 pages. (Admitted Prior Art).
The Cody Hitch, 5 pages. (Admitted Prior Art).
Buyers G9003 Gooseneck Ball Mount Frame Mounting Kit, Installation Instruction. (Admitted Prior Art).
Buyers G9003 Installation Insert. (Admitted Prior Art).
Buyers 25,000 lb. Gooseneck Retractable Ball Mount Installation Instructions. (Admitted Prior Art).
Curt Manufacturing, Fold-Down Hitch Ball, Installation Instructions. (Admitted Prior Art).
Curt Manufacturing, Folding Hitch-Sub Assembly Kit, Installation Instructions. (Admitted Prior Art).
Hillsboro Industries, Inc., The Cody Hitch. (Admitted Prior Art).
Bol, II Kenneth E.
Michalak Eric B.
Mida Lynn S.
Cuff Michael
Doigan Lloyd D.
Draw-Tite Inc.
Redman Leon E.
Swann J. J.
LandOfFree
Positive lock gooseneck hitch does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Positive lock gooseneck hitch, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Positive lock gooseneck hitch will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-656296