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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434826 | Self-locking scissor coupler for attaching a trailer to a trailer hitch ball A self-locking scissor coupler, provision for holding guide poles, for attaching a trailer to a trailer hitch ball. The coupler includes a body, a pair of movable jaws, and a bail. The body attaches to the trailer. The pair of movable jaws are pivotally mounted to t... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7378013 | Gooseneck trailer coupler A coupler comprised of a coupler housing having a first opening formed therein. The opening has a concave cavity. A cylindrical socket is formed within the housing. A second opening in the housing communicates with the cylindrical socket. A lock ring is provided, th... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7267347 | Structural assembly for electric scooter A structural assembly for electric scooter includes a seat mount and a treadboard support. The structural assembly utilizes hook portions on a connecting plate of the treadboard support to hook onto a stud shaft below a joining plate of the seat mount, and further u... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264260 | Adjustable hitch A quick attach/detach adjustable hitch which allows the operator of a towing vehicle to connect to a trailer without leaving the driver seat. The preferred embodiment includes a lifting carriage connected within a frame by a hydraulic cylinder. Guiding members are u... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7059419 | Tractor hitch lift arm adaptor An adapter that converts a tractor hitch coupling from a ball and pin type to a hook type. The adapter is a tubular member having an opening at one end into which an end of the hitch arm is inserted and a hook extends therefrom at the opposite end. A locking dog is ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040644 | Hydraulic three point hitch A combination of a tractor hydraulic arm assembly and a hitch adapter installed between the two arms of the arm assembly, the hitch adapter consisting of a length of “U” shaped steel channel, having a plurality of holes formed in the top surface, with trailer hi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7011330 | Automatic hitch assembly An automatic hitch may include a base, a support surface, a jaw assembly connected to the base and having engaged and disengaged positions and a biasing member associated with the jaw assembly. The biasing member may be configured to normally bias the jaw assembly t... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004489 | Connection device for interconnecting tugger carts A connection device is provided for interconnecting first and second tugger carts. The connection device includes a striker element projecting from the first tugger cart. A connecting arm is pivotably connected to the second tugger cart and includes a terminal end t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6464241 | Gooseneck trailer hitch A gooseneck trailer hitch formed of a top plate pivotally attached to a base plate, wherein each plate is formed by investment casting and the components and features of each plate are integrally formed therewith. The top plate is an elongated structure t... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6394481 | Draw bar clamp lock A draw bar clamping locking mechanism for locking and unlocking rapidly a draw bar mounted on the front end of a trolley to the rear end of an automatic guided vehicle. The locking bar mechanism includes a locking bar which is moveable rotatably between a... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390490 | Quick connect tractor hitch coupling A quick hitch coupling for use with a powered machine and a drawn machine. The coupling comprises a receiving unit attached to forward end of an implement in a substantially stationary position and an engaging unit attached to the powered machine which ma... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6193259 | Mounting frame for use with three point hitch A mounting frame 10 is intended to be used with a three point hitch apparatus 4 on the rear of powered vehicle, such as a tractor. The frame 10 is rectangular so that the center is open to permit clearance for a power take off. A ball socket 20 is mounted... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6099017 | Trailer hitch quick-lock A pair of embodiments of latch structures for latching a driving vehicle to a towed vehicle include pivoting lock members. The pivoting lock members are simple to utilize, and do not require complex tooling or assembly operation. With the present inventio... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6089596 | Easy attaching hitch A quick attaching device for attaching a powered vehicle, ordinarily a farm tractor, to an implement without leaving the vehicle. The system is adaptable to implements having either a pulling tongue or having a relatively fixed attachment to the vehicle.... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6070679 | Powered utility cart having engagement adapters The present inventive device generally allows a user to easily engage and push or pull heavy and unwieldy object(s), most notably a line of nested shopping carts, effectively and without undue strain. The cart is designed specifically with universal utili... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6047982 | Hitch for agricultural implement A hitch assembly for coupling a first agricultural implement, such as a forage wagon, to a second agricultural implement, such as a self propelled or pull type forage harvester. The hitch assembly includes a substantially vertical hitch pin affixed to the... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5997025 | Self locking trailer hitch A trailer hitch (10) including a pair of clamping jaws (12) and a retractable jaw locking member in the form of a wedge block (84) that is spring biased to move between the jaws (12) in order to lock the jaws in a closed position about a hitch ball. A lat... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5839745 | Lock mechanism for fifth wheel hitch The lock mechanism for a fifth wheel hitch of the present invention includes a housing mounted on a pedestal, the housing having a hitch plate mounted on the upper end thereof. The hitch plate slot, for receiving a trailer pin, is mounted over a channel e... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5489112 | Hitch mount A support mounting unit is provided for mounting a transportable cart or like apparatus to a vehicle so as to provide an easy method of transport for an apparatus. The mounting unit includes a mounting means for securing the invention to the rear bumper o... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5439069 | Nested cart pusher A powered pusher vehicle for moving a train of nested shopping carts, the vehicle having a main body portion with a central drive wheel powered by an electric motor through a worm gear transmission. Caster wheels support one end of the vehicle for ease of... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5218737 | Detachable hopper and vacuum apparatus A detachable hopper and vacuum apparatus which includes a mobile, detachable hopper adapted for use with the vacuum apparatus of this invention or towed by a tractor or alternative towing vehicle or apparatus, and characterized by a sliding tongue which i... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5219436 | Trailer hitch assembly and related method A trailer hitch assembly is provided for coupling a trailer to a vehicle, the lead vehicle being equipped with a standard ball-type hitch, and the trailer hitch assembly comprising a body securely attached to the trailer, the interior surface thereof form... | 06/15/1993 |
| 4998745 | Safety quick hitch A safety quick-hitch system for coupling over-the-road tractors to utility trailers. A rigid mounting plate is secured to the tow vehicle in place of a conventional pintle-hook hitch assembly. Outwardly flaring walls extend horizontally forwardly from the... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4793626 | Trailer hitch The trailer hitch comprises a channel-shaped body having a bottom wall containing therein two longitudinally offset holes and an elongated slot located forwardly of said holes. Associated with the slot is a trigger mechanism that can be rotated into a per... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4613149 | Self-coupling trailer hitch An automatic trailer hitch assembly mounts a shank unit on the trailer and a receiving unit on the towing vehicle. The shank unit provides an elongated shank member which mounts a trailer ball at one end coupled to a conventional trailer hitch ball socket... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4502706 | Tractor hitch frame A hexagonal hitch frame is provided including short upper and lower horizontal sides and generally horizontal oppositely outwardly projecting mid-heights arms projected outward from the opposite sides of the frame supported from the opposite side apex por... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4492386 | Trailer safety device A trailer safety device for use in conjunction with a trailer hitch is provided having a bracket assembly from which a free-swinging body assembly is suspended. The bracket assembly and body assembly are positioned in spaced relationship above the trailer... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4475741 | Three point suspension device for tractors In the case of the adjustable upper link in a three-point suspension device for a tractor, comprising a locking device in the form of a line fitted with a shut-off device and connecting together the two end-faces of the hydraulic cylinder, the invention s... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4463965 | Trailer mounted boat retainer device A retainer device for use in combination with a boat trailer. The device includes a platform member having a slot formed therein which receives the bow eyelet of a boat. A hook is attached to the platform member and may secure the bow eyelet within the sl... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4415175 | Coupler latch mechanism with a self-opening feature A coupler latch mechanism is disclosed having a self-opening hook-up feature for facilitating the hook-up of an implement to the hitch on a tractor. The coupler latch mechanism includes a latch bar pivotally connected to a coupler frame immediately above ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4408778 | Automatically connecting hitch An automatic latching device for connecting a tractor drawbar to a wagon or implement being towed in which connecting jaws are adapted to be closed around a pin in the tongue of the pulled device. The device actuating the closing includes a tapered pin ad... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4348035 | Towing attachments for attaching trailers to vehicles Towing attachments for attaching trailers to the end of various vehicles are disclosed, including a tubular sleeve attached to the vehicle, an extension bar having one end rotatably attached to the tow bar of the trailer while the other end is adapted to ... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4268058 | Coupler for snowplow A coupler for rapidly joining a snowplow unit to a prime mover. A horizontally extended tongue is affixed to the push frame of the plow unit which is insertable into a receiving slot contained in the coupler. The tongue is provided with a pair of contoure... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4121893 | Ball and socket coupling A ball and socket coupling in which the ball is positively retained within the socket by means of a cap, removably secured to the socket for closing the open end of the latter and having a hole through which the ball stem extends. The cap hole allows pivo... | 10/24/1978 |
| 3952431 | Vehicular carried plow coupling A coupling between a snow plow and the front of a truck including a housing assembly adapted to be mounted on the truck and a loop and frame member adapted to be mounted on the snow plow. The housing has a convex front surface and a recess in said surface... | 04/27/1976 |
