Weight distributing and sway controlling hitch assembly

Details Weight distributing and sway controlling hitch assembly Weight distributing and sway controlling hitch assembly

1996-12-03

1999-02-09

Hurley, Kevin

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

2804551, B60D 142

Patent

active

058684140

ABSTRACT:
A weight distributing and sway controlling hitch assembly for towing a trailer behind a vehicle includes a hitch bar for mounting to a vehicle. The hitch assembly also includes a ball mount head carried on the hitch bar and a hitch connector carried on the ball mount head. A pair of spring bar retaining brackets are mounted to and project outwardly from the trailer. A pair of friction pads are also provided. One friction pad is mounted to each spring bar retaining bracket. Additionally, the hitch assembly includes a pair of shoes, each of the shoes being received on one of the pair of friction pads while allowing relative sliding movement thereto. Still further, the hitch assembly includes a pair of spring bars for distributing trailer weight relative to the vehicle. Each of the spring bars includes a proximal end mounted to the ball mount head and a distal end for engaging one of the shoes. Preferably, each spring bar retaining bracket is substantially L-shaped and carries one of these friction pads on a first leg and a trailer fastener on a second leg.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3194584 (1965-07-01), Reese
patent: 3294421 (1966-12-01), Mathisen
patent: 3542395 (1970-11-01), Millikan
patent: 3552771 (1971-01-01), Hendricks
patent: 3600004 (1971-08-01), Newkirk
patent: 3785680 (1974-01-01), Good et al.
patent: 3861717 (1975-01-01), Knox
patent: 4165885 (1979-08-01), Good et al.
patent: 4679812 (1987-07-01), Byrnes
patent: 5222754 (1993-06-01), Few
patent: 5375867 (1994-12-01), Kass et al.
patent: 5628525 (1997-05-01), Kass et al.
patent: 5647603 (1997-07-01), Kass et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Weight distributing and sway controlling hitch assembly does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Weight distributing and sway controlling hitch assembly, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Weight distributing and sway controlling hitch assembly will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1944080