Sliding fifth wheel rack stop block
Patent 5265900 Issued on November 30, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 19, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 19, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2138679 2807477 Fifth wheel assembly Patent #: 4443025 InventorsApplicationNo. 963188 filed on 10/19/1992US Classes:280/438.1Movably mountedExaminersPrimary: Hill, Mitchell J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB62D 053/08AbstractStop blocks are mounted on racks supporting a sliding fifth wheel assembly on a truck/tractor for stopping forward or rearward adjusting movement of the fifth wheel relative to the racks at a selected position for distributing weight between the forward and rearward axles of the truck/tractor.The stop blocks each contain a pawl vertically biased downwardly by a spring for engagement with notches between adjacent teeth of the sliding fifth wheel racks. The pawl is moved vertically by a lever projecting out of the respective stop block for moving the block to a selected position longitudinally of the rack. | |
