Hitch assembly

Details Hitch assembly Hitch assembly

1984-02-03

1985-12-17

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Articulated vehicle

280482, B60D 702

Patent

active

045588830

ABSTRACT:
A hitch assembly for hitching a trailer vehicle and a tow vehicle. A latch assembly is mounted on one vehicle and a guide unit is mounted rearward of the latch assembly. A drawbar has a forward end portion releasably connectable to the latch assembly. The drawbar extends rearward in operative relationship to the guide unit. The guide unit includes guide plates with trailing edge sections in rearwardly diverging arcuate relationship forming a rearwardly open fan-shaped mouth. The rearward end of the drawbar carries coupling apparatus to connect with corresponding apparatus on the trailer. A drawbar guide roller assembly is mounted at an intermediate location on the drawbar. The rearwardly divergent edges of the guide unit are forwardly convergent to a U-shaped pocket. The guide roller assembly is located on the drawbar to be positioned in the pocket when the forward end of the drawbar is fixed in the latch assembly to arrest horizontal movement. Upon release of the forward end of the drawbar from the latch assembly, it can be moved rearwardly and swung horizontally so as to locate the rearward end at an exact position for coupling to a trailer tongue. Once coupled, the drawbar is moved forward with respect to the tow vehicle so that the forward end moves toward the latch position. As the drawbar moves forward, the divergent edges of the guide unit cooperate with the guide roller assembly on the drawbar to centrally locate and align the drawbar until it reaches the latch position.

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