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8091912 Floating boat trailer  
A boat towing system for towing a boat behind a vehicle comprising a boat trailer having a frame constructed and arranged with a first portion and a second portion that are pinned together to...
8033561 Sway control device for trailers  
A new apparatus for reducing sway of a trailer towed by a towing vehicle has a draw bar for linking a trailer to a vehicle, a ball for hitching the trailer to the draw bar, and a pin for hitching...
8025307 Anti-sway trailer hitch devices  
The present disclosure relates trailer hitch devices for towing a trailer behind a vehicle. The present disclosure provides a hitch and associated structures which provide an anti-sway function....
7976050 Side-mountable chain-tensioning device for a load-compensating trailer hitch  
A tensioning device for connecting a trailer to a spring bar of a load-compensating apparatus includes a body unit for securement to a frame member of a trailer; a reel unit having an off-center...
7967320 Attachment for a trailer hitch bracket  
An accessory for trailer hitch systems having components for equalizing loads and reducing trailer sway. The accessory includes a jacket for attaching to a bracket that supports a load equalizing...
7938430 Anti-sway device for trailers  
An anti-sway device for conventional trailers, which essentially takes the place of the shank member of a conventional trailer hitch, is described. The shank assembly is comprised of an elongate...
7905555 Yaw control system for a vehicle-trailer combination  
A yaw control system capable of detecting a predetermined yaw angle of a towed vehicle and then automatically communicating with a braking system of the towed vehicle includes an actuator and a...
7905507 Trailer reversal self-correcting assembly  
A trailer reversal self-correcting assembly (10) adapted to be disposed between the tow bar (12) of a vehicle (14) and the tow member (16) of a trailer (18), the assembly (10) comprising a tow arm...
7891690 Trailer hitch  
A trailer hitch for a vehicle includes an attachment bar and post for attaching the hitch to a vehicle and a base suspended from the attachment post to allow limited lateral movement of the base...
7857344 Trailer hitch with adjustable hitch bar  
A trailer hitch having an adjustable hitch bar for coupling with a tow vehicle and a front member coupled with the adjustable hitch bar. A rear member couples with a trailer frame and a yoke...
7780182 Floating boat trailer  
A boat trailer for towing behind a vehicle having a frame constructed and arranged in a first portion and a second portion that are pinned together to permit one section to move relative to the...
7752991 Transportation safety device  
The invention relates to a visual warning device adapted to extend between a first cargo-carrying unit and a second cargo-carrying unit. The visual warning device includes a first mounting adapted...
7703792 Rotational trailer hitch coupling assembly  
A hitch coupling assembly attaching a trailer to a towing vehicle. The towing vehicle including a hitch plate that has an upper surface and an open end for receiving a king pin. The coupling...
7686097 Three point hitch frame, draft arm and rear counterweight design  
A three point hitch for a work machine includes a first and a second draft link each having a mounting end portion and a free end portion opposite the mounting end portion. Mounting end portion...
7644946 Drawbar side cushioning for tractors  
A removable side impact load cushioning device for use on the hitch on an agricultural tractor or prime mover that allows operator selectable use of the device to dampens side impact loads on a...
7631817 Spray boom lock assembly  
A lock assembly operable to secure a lift linkage associated with moving a boom assembly between a lowered, operative position and a raised, inoperative position is provided. The lock assembly...
7588262 Hitch system for use with a ball hitch and methods therefore  
A hitch system for interconnecting a trailer to a tow vehicle, wherein the tow vehicle includes a hitch ball centered about a medial axis. The hitch system includes an elongate extension coupling...
7562893 Hitch coupling assembly which dampens the hunting movements of a road trailer  
The invention relates to an improved hitch coupling assembly which dampens the hunting movements of a road trailer being towed by a motor vehicle and which is intended for a vehicle combination...
7549666 Articulating hitch for fifth wheel trailers  
A device for automatically repositioning the pivot point between a fifth wheel trailer and truck. The hitch is composed of a base with integral first pivot member, two forward converging links, a...
7540523 Anti-jackknifing hitch assembly  
An anti-jackknifing hitch assembly (12) (“assembly”) includes a hitch (18), a tongue (20), two resilient members (22a, 22b), and a routing member (24). The hitch (18) is attached to a tow veh...
7364180 Trailer hitch with separated functions  
A hitch assembly for coupling a trailer to a tow vehicle includes a number of assemblies, including converging links and a slide assembly, that effectively places the pivot point for the trailer...
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...
7303205 Anti-sway bar controller  
A device for selectively compressing and decompressing an anti-sway bar. The device replaces the hand crank on traditional anti-sway bars and relieves drivers of having to get our to their vehicles...
7261312 Trailer stabilization and weight distribution device  
A trailer-stabilizing device that stabilizes movement between a fifth-wheel trailer and the towing vehicle during normal trailering operations and that more effectively distributes the weight of...
7175194 Anti-jackknife system  
An anti-jackknifing device adapted for engagement between a tractor having a fifth wheel engaged with a trailer. The device features a pair of catch arms rotationally engaged to a mount with the...
7156410 Automated stabilizing system for fifth wheel plate assemblies  
A stabilizing system includes multi-stage locking pins connected to a trailer fifth-wheel plate and a tractor fifth wheel plate. Each multi-stage locking pin includes contiguous members that have...
7137643 Anti-sway trailer hitch  
An anti-sway trailer hitch connection is provided for use between a towing vehicle and a trailer and includes structure whereby slight left and right lateral movement of the forward end of the...
7032918 Stabilization of an articulated vehicle  
A method for stabilizing an articulated vehicle, which articulated vehicle comprises at least a front frame structure and a rear frame structure, and a frame joint structure, which is arranged to...
7029020 Sway control conversion bracket  
A bracket, apparatus and method are provided for adapting a simple draw bar and hitch ball arrangement to allow connection to a sway control device. The bracket includes an aperture for receiving...
7025370 Trailer hitch head and method of manufacturing  
A hitch head is disclosed as part of a trailer hitch. The hitch head may include an upper surface having an opening for receiving a stem of a hitch ball. A back side of the hitch head may include a...
6860501 Weight distributing hitch assembly  
A weight distributing hitch assembly includes a shank, hitch head, spring bar and lift assembly. The lift assembly is preferably removably mountable to the frame members of a trailer frame while...
6840529 Articulated pickup truck camper/trailer  
A recreational vehicle is made up of a pickup truck, a camper which is releasably mounted on the pickup truck and includes an accessway between the cab of the pickup truck and the camper, and a...
6749213 Drawbar support assembly  
A vehicle drawbar support assembly for supporting a drawbar pivotally coupled to a frame of the vehicle includes a drawbar support attached to the frame. The support engages and supports an end of...
6746035 Tractor trailer anti-jackknifing assembly  
An anti-jackknifing apparatus is disclosed for reducing articulation between a tractor having a fifth wheel and a trailer having a king pin. The anti-jackknifing apparatus comprises a rotatable...
6722682 Trailer hitch with load adjustment  
A weight distributing hitch system is provided with a shank and a head which is angularly adjustable relative to the shank. The head includes a plurality of adjustment teeth which are engaged by a...
6698527 Universal tractor hitch for preventing lateral movement of implements  
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for connecting a device or implement to a tractor wherein the tractor is equipped with a conventional three-point hitch. The apparatus includes a...
6688631 Device for damping the yawing motions of a highway trailer drawn by a motor vehicle  
The device for damping yawing motions between a highway motor vehicle and its trailer is composed of a curvilinear damping track (4) acted upon by a friction device (17) which may be a pneumatic...
6644706 Sports/utility vehicle trailer  
A trailer and hitch assembly are arranged so that the trailer may be towed closely behind a motor vehicle without articulation. A pair of frame members extends forward from the trailer for...
6629701 Load leveling weight distributing hitch  
A load leveling weight distributing hitch which provides enhanced flexibility of attachment and removal is described. This invention is directed to load leveling weight distribution hitches with...
6517097 Towing device for an agricultural apparatus  
A towing device for an agricultural apparatus (2), includes at least one wheel (6) which is arranged in a front area of the agricultural apparatus (2) and can rotate about an essentially horizontal...
6494476 Robotic vehicle that tracks the path of a lead vehicle  
A method and apparatus for controlling the steering of a trailing section of a multi-sectioned vehicle is described. The trailing section follows the path of the first section. Data is acquired by...
6488291 Sulky with damper  
A preferred embodiment of a sulky includes a removable, adjustable foot platform, replaceable axles, and a hitch including stops that limit the extent of pitch, roll, and yaw motions between the...
6474675 Stabilizer for a multi-trailer rig  
A stabilizer for reducing, if not totally eliminating, swaying, fishtailing and/or jackknifing of a multi-trailer rig includes spring units that can be retrofit onto the rig between a towed unit...
6422584 Hydraulic system for damping the motion of rotation of a swivel joint between two vehicle parts of an articulated vehicle, of an articulated bus for example  
A hydraulic system for damping the motion of rotation of a swivel joint between two vehicle parts of an articulated vehicle, of an articulated bus for example, comprising a hydraulic damping device...
6419257 Adjustable length cam arm for weight distributing hitch assembly  
A weight distributing hitch assembly for towing a trailer behind a towing vehicle includes a ball mount head, a pair of spring bars, a pair of adjustable length cam arms for supporting projecting...
6386571 Side strut for a lower steering arm of a tractor  
A side strut (5) for a lower steering arm of a tractor has a single-action hydraulic cylinder and a setting unit with a hollow cylinder (17) and an adjustable setting element 20. The setting...
6305705 No-sway hitch  
An improved trailer hitch is provided which provides greater control over the towing vehicle and towed vehicle by eliminating swaying of a towed vehicle and permitting the towing vehicle-towed...
6299191 Double acting trailer hitch  
A double-acting, weight distributing trailer hitch includes a drawbar assembly and a hitchhead assembly. The drawbar assembly is releasably connected to a tow vehicle and includes a first coupling...
6286851 Doubling-acting reduced tongue weight trailer hitch  
A double-acting, reduced tongue weight trailer hitch includes a drawbar assembly and a hitchhead assembly. The drawbar assembly is releasably connected to the tow vehicle and includes a first...
6283489 Anti-sway control device for trailers  
An apparatus for reducing the sway of a trailer includes a first portion that is attached to a towing vehicle at any of several locations including an end portion of a receiver hitch, a bumper, a...
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