Land vehicles – Wheeled – Articulated vehicle
Patent
1982-03-12
1984-01-31
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Articulated vehicle
2482221, 280457, 280511, 403353, B60D 112
Patent
active
044285965
ABSTRACT:
A safety hitch for connecting a trailer to a towing vehicle, the safety hitch including a plate, that is connected between the trailer tongue and a hitch member mounted on the vehicle, to coact with the ball and socket connection between the trailer tongue and hitch member to prevent dislodgment of the ball of the hitch member from the socket in the trailer tongue. The plate has a keyhole slot formed therethrough such that the plate can be placed on the hitch member and moved to a position to engage small portions of the slot with portions of the hitch member underlying the ball for securing the plate to the hitch member in such position. Upwardly extending, apertured lugs mounted on the base plate engage the sides of the trailer tongue and are pinned thereto via a pin that passes through a hole through the trailer tongue, such hole being positioned to align the socket in the trailer tongue with small portions of the slot. An upwardly extending heel portion of the plate engages the underside of the tongue to prevent the tongue from pivoting off the ball and the engagement of the ball and socket prevents movement of the base plate which would permit the large portion of the slot from becoming aligned with the ball for dislodgment of the base plate from the hitch member.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2088991 (1937-08-01), Berchtold
patent: 2614861 (1952-10-01), Van Horn
patent: 2650101 (1953-08-01), Frankfother
patent: 2788990 (1957-04-01), Barcafer
patent: 2815225 (1957-12-01), Barcafer
patent: 2998982 (1961-09-01), Brazil
patent: 3123383 (1964-03-01), Humpal
patent: 3125355 (1964-03-01), Snuggins
patent: 3265407 (1966-08-01), Paddock
patent: 3341226 (1967-09-01), Broun
patent: 3400948 (1968-09-01), Matson
patent: 3471170 (1969-10-01), Rendessy
patent: 3549173 (1970-12-01), Stanfield
patent: 3770298 (1973-11-01), Phillips
patent: 3827722 (1974-08-01), Miller et al.
patent: 3900214 (1975-08-01), Brockelsby
Bell Lloyd
Bell Tommy G.
Hill Mitchell J.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
LandOfFree
Trailer safety 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 Trailer safety hitch, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Trailer safety hitch will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2342915