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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7380811 | Shock absorbing trailer hitch Shock-absorbing trailer hitches each include a mounting member mountable on a towing vehicle; a hitch member which includes a coupler and which is mountable on a towed vehicle and pivotally mounted on the mounting member; and a shock absorbing mechanism for reacting... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377536 | Shock absorbing trailer hitch Shock-absorbing trailer hitches each include a mounting member mountable on a towing vehicle; a hitch member which includes a coupler and which is mountable on a towed vehicle and pivotally mounted on the mounting member; and a shock absorbing mechanism for reacting... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7354056 | Trailer stability control apparatus A trailer stability control apparatus for a vehicle and a trailer includes a trailer hitch assembly interconnecting a rear end of the vehicle and a front end of the trailer. The trailer stability control apparatus also includes at least one controllable damper conne... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334357 | Snowplow impact reduction system An improved front hitch assembly is provided for mounting a snowplow to the front of a vehicle. The hitch assembly includes a pair of mounting brackets secured to the vehicle frame, and a pair of receivers releasably connected to the mounting brackets. The plow incl... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331627 | Lateral control rod for a cab suspension system A lateral control rod for use in a vehicle cab suspension wherein the control rod has an attenuation assembly imposed therein between the ends thereof which reduces the transmission of vibration and shock therethrough. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7290783 | Towing apparatus with energy absorber A towing apparatus mounted to a frame of a vehicle includes a receiver and an energy management device. The receiver is operably connected to the energy management device and the energy management device is operably connected to the vehicle frame. When the receiver ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7222872 | Hitch damping system A hitch damping system for dampening forces transferred between a towed vehicle and a towing vehicle. The hitch damping system includes a first assembly being designed for being operationally coupled to the towed vehicle. A second assembly is designed for being oper... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7195269 | Hitch A hitch includes a hitch engagement, a hitch tongue and a connecting bridge portion which are forged or otherwise formed as a single, integral, monolithic metal structure. The hitch engagement includes a recess exposed on its bottom side which significantly reduces ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7128174 | Drilling and anchoring device for diverse applications The present invention describes a drilling and anchoring device for diverse application, which possess as a basic principle to provide the formation of a specific drilling and anchoring device of the most diverse products to soils, fully based on a lower penetration... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100907 | Braking- and damping device, in particular for movable pieces of furniture A braking and damping device for movable pieces of furniture has a fluid-cylinder (1) in which two pistons (2, 5) are arranged in a linearly displaceable manner. One of the pistons (2) is displaceable by a piston rod (3). Arranged between... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093845 | Motion absorbing hitch A motion absorbing hitch for dampening forces on a towing vehicle from movement of a trailer assembly towed by the towing vehicle includes a towing attachment assembly coupled to a towing vehicle, a trailer attachment assembly pivotally coupled to the towing attachm... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7032919 | Tow bar for vehicle A tow bar for connecting a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle, the tow bar comprising a towing vehicle connection mechanism connected to the towing vehicle; a towed vehicle connection mechanism connected to the towed vehicle; and an interconnecting mechanism connecti... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011320 | Motorcycle carriage Apparatus 10 discloses a motorcycle 12 carriage 14 used for passenger transport. The motorcycle carriage 14 is comprised of an open carriage mounted to a frame having wheels thereunder with the frame extending to a coupling member mountable to a motorcycle receiver.... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011329 | Tow bar with torsion spring lift assist and method A tow bar with a torsion spring disposed between the tow bar and a steering arm to urge the tow bar towards an operating position, the torsion spring minimizing the force required by an operator to lift the tow bar. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6957825 | Trailer impact suppression apparatus A hitch receiving assembly for connecting a trailer to towing vehicle is disclosed. The hitch receiving assembly includes a first fixed elongate member mountable to a trailer and a second floating hitch receiving member that is separated from the fixed member by a p... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6874807 | Coupling device for a handling trolley A coupling device for a handling trolley comprises a drawbar (22) arranged at the front of the trolley and designed to co-operate with the hook (24) provided at the back of a tractor, in particular a trolley preceding a line of trolleys. The drawbar ( | 04/05/2005 |
| 6581953 | Trailer hitch assembly and method for connecting a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle with force dampening capabilities A trailer hitch uses a draw bar to interconnect tractor and trailer vehicles. The draw bar includes an elongated shank with a transverse throughway. A resilient cushion is disposed in the throughway. A passageway is associated with the throughway to recei... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6270100 | Device for coupling bicycles in tandem A tow bar for attaching two bicycles in tandem arrangement consisting of a hollow rod, tube, or pipe having an attaching strap traversing the length of the interior of the rod or pipe, with the strap being secured to frame members of each bicycle via a fr... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6264228 | Hitch assembly for activating a towed vehicle's brakes A hitch ball assembly which includes a housing adapted to be movably mounted within a conventional hitch receiver associated with a towing vehicle wherein a shock absorber is mounted within the housing and which is connected to a pivotable lever having a ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6260873 | Isolation hitch An apparatus, interposed between and attached to a drive vehicle and an object to be moved, dampens the force (drive, resistance, inertia, etc.) between them. The apparatus has a rigid structure which is capable of transferring the large forces required t... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6244613 | Self-propelled agricultural machine An articulated self-propelled agricultural machine, in particular, a forage harvester, whose group of rear axles comprise two frame parts having regions thereof arranged one above the other and the frame parts being coupled to one another by a bearing whi... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5857527 | Apparatus for the cutting of one or more grass sods and a method for the stacking thereof An apparatus for cutting grass sods out of grass land and for stacking or rolling up into a predetermined amount of stacks or rolls of one or more grass sods. The apparatus includes a frame provided with two or more wheels suspended thereon, a cutting hea... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5829771 | Foldable bicycle carriage A foldable bicycle carriage including a base frame, a support frame, two upper folders, two lower folders, a drag link, a wheel shaft, two wheels, a base board and a cover. Each of the upper and lower folders includes a frame seat for securing the upper a... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5782491 | Adjustable mounting for seat belt guide An adjustable mounting mechanism is provided for an automotive seat belt assembly which employs an energy absorbing cushion locally overlying the mounting bolt joining the seat belt assembly to a vehicle body pillar. The cushion is carried in a moveable t... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5487555 | Hinge connection between two vehicles connected to each other in an articulated manner Hinge connection between two vehicles, which are connected to each other in an articulated manner such that the two vehicles can be adjusted in relation to one another around a vertical axis, a transverse axis, and a longitudinal axis. Movements around th... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5380030 | Energy dampening drawbar An energy dampening drawbar for use with receiver hitches and specialty types of hitches is described as including an elongated hollow shank having slots on opposite sides. A first cushion block is located within the shank and has a portion of the first c... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5167423 | Trailer hitch An improved hitch for connecting a trailer to the rear axle of a towing vehicle includes an elongated resilient steel drawbar having opposite end sections, an intermediate section offset from at least one of the opposite end sections and an inclined bend ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5064000 | Method of and apparatus for cutting sod which rolls in a semi-flaccid sheet into sod roll A sod cutting device having a pair of sod cutting blades offset such that their interior ends are aligned in the direction of cutting. Two strips of sod may thus be cut simultaneously with minimal waste. The two cutting blades are connected to inidividual... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5050901 | Two-way shock proof and shock absorbing towing coupling Two-way shock proof and shock absorbing towing coupling, including two opposite planar chain holders, each holder having at least two equally spaced lugs; at least four pairs of chains, each pair having two chain sections, each chain section having a plat... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4978133 | Trailer hitch shock absorber A trailer hitch adapter is provided for connection either to a trailer hitch ball or to a trailer hitch tongue. The adapter includes a tubular member that defines a housing and a connecting member carried within the housing between a pair of resilient ele... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4579362 | Laterally yieldable hitch pole for trailing vehicles A laterally yieldable or "bendable" hitch pole is provided for the steering mechanism of a trailing vehicle to minimize or prevent breakage of the hitch pole during sharp turns negotiated by the draft vehicle, especially during backing of the trailer. The... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4382609 | Interchangeable fixed or damped towing system An A-frame trailer front end construction configured to alternately accept non-dampered connector for co-action with the towing vehicle or a damped connector without structural modification of the A-frame. Switch over between the damped and non-damped tow... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4243115 | Draw bar unit A draw bar unit for connecting a recovery vehicle to a vehicle having a pressure fluid operated steering system of the stored energy kind in cases of failure of the normal pressurizing means of the system, incorporates auxiliary pressurizing means connect... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4047734 | Tow bar assembly An improved, simplified tow bar assembly adapted for towing vehicles. The assembly comprises an adjustable, spring-biased locking member adapted to be engaged on a flat portion or plate of the towed vehicle. Lever means are provided for locking the assemb... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4029333 | Double ended warehouse trailer A reversible warehouse wagon is provided with a jointed bed, tandem-mounted center support wheels, steerable wheels supporting both the ends of the bed and hitch means at both ends of the bed to provide a warehouse wagon that is towable from either end ha... | 06/14/1977 |
