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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7793968 | Integrated support structure for either a fifth wheel hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch An integrated support structure apparatus is provided for attaching either a fifth wheel trailer hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch to a truck bed. The integrated support structure comprises an H-shaped body that is attached to at least one truck frame rail below th... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7121574 | Pin box assembly having interchangeable hitch couplers A pin box for connecting a trailer to a tow vehicle includes a hollow receiver tube attached to a pair of support beams positioned on opposite sides of the receiver tube. A forward mounting bracket for attaching the pin box to a frame of the trailer is disposed betw... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7044488 | Scooter assembly A scooter assembly for providing a scooter that would allow a user to move forward by simply shifting their weight. The scooter assembly includes a frame. A pair of wheels is coupled to the frame for supporting the frame on the pair of wheels. The pair of wheels is ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6902183 | Tow hook hitch assembly and method A tow hook hitch assembly attaches to one or both of the front tow hooks provided on a four wheel drive vehicle for mounting a tow ball, winch, or other accessory to the front end of the vehicle. The tow hook hitch includes an upper member extending above the tow ho... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6565109 | Kingpin assemblies for lightweight trailers A kingpin assembly includes an aluminum frame member (16) formed of two identical extrusions. Each extrusion includes a box beam (18, 20) having a top (40) three vertical walls (42, 44, 46) and a bottom (47) including forward and rearward flanges. The for... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6520528 | Underbed gooseneck hitch assembly An underbed gooseneck hitch assembly includes a channel housing that is secured to a pair of angle brackets. The angle brackets are secured to a pair of frame mounting brackets, which are in turn mounted to the frame rails of the vehicle. The hitch assemb... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6457733 | Spotting receiver hitch A front spotting trailer hitch assembly for use with vehicles having front tow hooks. This front hitch assembly works well for easily back trailers into positions, such as for storage. This front spotting trailer hitch assembly attaches to the front tow h... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6234509 | Spring return coupler A device and method for coupling a trailer which has a trailer tongue mount attached to the trailer and a coupler attached to the trailer tongue mount. The coupler has an outer tube assembly, an inner tube assembly slidably received by the outer tube asse... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6186530 | Trailer hitch and extension coupling for use therewith An extension coupling releasably interconnects a trailer to a tow hitch on a tractor vehicle. The apparatus includes a trailer mounting assembly adapted to releasably interconnect to the trailer. The trailer mounting assembly includes a hitch box mount ad... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5641173 | Cycling trailer A light weight aerodynamically efficient cycling trailer having a single wheel is provided for towing behind a bicycle or motor cycle. The disclosed cycling trailer includes a body enclosure, an overlying lid, a light weight frame, the first end of the fr... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5348329 | Trailer with combined towing and centering devices The trailer including a main towing device movable by articulation and sliding, from top to bottom, from front to rear and from right to left to facilitate hitching the trailer to the back of a motor vehicle using a conventional ball-type trailer hitch in... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5240270 | Fifth-wheel extension adapter A fifth-wheel extension adapter is provided for coupling a fifth-wheel trailer to a ball hitch assembly which is mounted in the bed of a truck. The fifth-wheel extension adapter comprises generally an extension frame, a ball coupler assembly for releasabl... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5154249 | Automated guided vehicle top disposed towing apparatus A novel trailer towing apparatus for an AGV whereby downwardly applied, vertically oriented towing loads are substantially, directly imposed upon the drive wheels of the AGV, thereby increasing wheel to ground frictional forces and resulting towed load ca... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5109940 | Automated guided vehicle top disposed towing apparatus A novel trailer towing apparatus for an AGV whereby downwardly applied, vertically oriented towing loads are substantially, directly imposed upon the drive wheels of the AGV, thereby increasing wheel to ground frictional forces and resulting towed load ca... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5082305 | Urban motor vehicle for towing a delivery trailer An urban delivery motor vehicle, provided with a front towing unit having a vertical front-rear symmetry tiable to a towed unit, and comprising a central part forming a driver-passenger cockpit substantially symmetrical about a substantially vertical axis... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4817728 | Implement structure for facilitating easy mounting to and disconnection from a lawn and garden tractor Implements designed for attachment to a lawn and garden tractor include elongate attaching frames having the implement tool connected to first ends of the frames and transport wheels located so that the weight of the implement is distributed approximately... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4715610 | Hitch for a vehicle having a single rear wheel A self-storing hitch for a single rear wheeled vehicle including a generally C-shaped support having opposite ends pivotally attached to the vehicle frame on opposite sides of the single rear wheel. The support carries a hitch plate and is movable between... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4423886 | Pick-up hitch mounting arrangement A pick-up hitch arrangement for a vehicle comprises a rigid support frame which is secured to a driven axle of the vehicle and has a pick-up hitch pivotally mounted thereon. The support frame is pivotally attached to the body part or chassis of the vehicl... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4398617 | Rear axle-drawbar oscillation support system An oscillating rear axle assembly (30) and associated drawbar (40) which oscillates therewith. The rear axle (24) protrudes from an axle housing (32) which is joined to a support structure (34) extending forwardly therefrom. The support structure (34) is ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4138133 | Vehicle weight transfer mechanism A weight transfer mechanism for a machine to be towed by a towing vehicle, said mechanism having a lifting device and a member in use, coupled to the lifting device and mounted for vertical pivotal movement with respect to the vehicle. Means are included ... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4042053 | Four-wheel drive tractor A four-wheel drive tractor with front-wheel steering on the front axle and rear-wheel articulated steering to provide maximum traction, stability, and maneuverability. The front axle pivots on a pivot longitudinal with the vehicle body and the front wheel... | 08/16/1977 |
