Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1979-03-28
1980-09-30
Love, John J.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
280508, B60D 114
Patent
active
042251494
ABSTRACT:
A forwardly projecting hitch pole including a coupling member on its free forward end and a rearwardly opening receiver for the coupling member and for mounting on a towing vehicle. The coupling member includes a horizontal forwardly bowed arcuate hitch portion generally cylindrical in cross section and the receiver defines a rearwardly opening horizontally transversely elongated recess in which to receive the hitch portion. The forward portion of the recess defines a horizontal generally arcuate seat curving rearwardly at its opposite ends. A vertically swingable latch is oscillatably supported from the receiver and includes a rear forwardly opening hook portion and the latch is angularly displaceable relative to the receiver between an operative position with the hook portion horizontally registered with the central rear portion of the recess and an inoperative position with the hook portion vertically displaced out of horizontal registry with the recess. The hook portion, when in the operative position and when the hitch portion is seated against the seat, is disposed immediately rearwardly of the hitch portion and prevents its rearward displacement from the recess. Also, the latch is supported from the receiver for limited shifting in the direction in which the hook opens and the latch and receiver include coacting abutment structure engageable with each other to prevent displacement of the latch from the operative position to the inoperative position when the latch is in its rearward limit position.
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Jacobson Harvey B.
Love John J.
McGiehan Donn
O#Brien Clarence A.
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