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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...
6971661 Trailer hitch with safety cable cartridge  
A safety cable cartridge 20 is connected between a towing vehicle 12 having a hitch ball and a trailer 10 including a tubular coupler housing 16 mounted to a trailer draw bar. The cartridge...
6926300 Attachment for towing vehicle  
A vehicle towing attachment inserted into a lower portion of a vehicle to be towed raises and holds wheels when the vehicle to be towed is towed. The attachment has three prongs for retaining a...
6752412 Biased cable mechanism for trailer hitches  
A biased cable mechanism is provided for enabling a secondary connection between a trailer and a vehicle. The biased cable mechanism includes a housing supporting a cable for resilient extensions...
6746036 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...
6644679 Towing attachment and method  
A trailer hitch stinger assembly for a towing vehicle, wherein the tow vehicle has a frame, a stinger and a trailer hitch, comprising: a trailer hitch stinger having a hitch, and a retainer wherein...
6581952 Trailer hitch cover with retractable safety cables  
The trailer hitch has a pair of tubular housings 22 and 23 , a coil compression spring 29 in each housing, and a cable 30 or 31 . Each cable is telescopically slidable with respect to its...
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...
6491317 Fifth wheel safety catch  
The invention is an attachment for a fifth wheel trailer hitch generally mounted within the bed of a vehicle to prevent damage to the vehicle in the event that the fifth wheel hitch fails due to...
6467792 Trailer hitch assembly with integral tow hooks  
A trailer hitch assembly for towing a trailer behind a towing vehicle includes a frame member including a hitch receiver box, a mounting bracket carried on each end of the frame member and a tow...
6443474 High strength extended length trailer hitch  
A high strength trailer hitch. The hitch is affixed to the rear of a towing vehicle. The apparatus includes a frame having a transversely extending tubular structural member extending between a...
6402180 Implement hitch  
A hitch link structure includes two hitch tubes angled with respect to each other and having forward ends connected by upper and lower hitch plates welded to the tubes. The plates include weld...
6382657 Trailer decoupling prevention device  
A trailer decoupling prevention device for preventing the trailer from decoupling from a trailer hitch mounted on a towing vehicle. The trailer decoupling prevention device comprises a bracket, and...
6382655 Implement hitch  
A hitch link structure includes two hitch tubes angled with respect to each other and having forward ends connected by upper and lower hitch plates welded to the tubes. The plates include weld...
6279939 Trailer safety chain assembly  
A trailer safety chain assembly that is used in combination with a raised ball trailer hitch trailer coupling type of trailer attachment. The trailer safety chain is made up of two sets of chained...
6179317 Vehicle trailer safety assembly  
A trailer safety chain has a connection link member in the form of either a double S-hook or a single S-hook, the double S-hook cooperating with a unique matching slot for providing enhanced safety...
6155587 Trailer hitch safety apparatus  
A trailer hitch safety apparatus which prevents the trailer from becoming disconnected from the towing vehicle when the trailer becomes disconnected from the primary trailer hitch. The apparatus...
6024373 Means for attaching a safety chain  
A means for attaching a safety chain to a retractable ball or kingpin hitch is described. The means includes a metal face plate with an aperture therein. A first and second ring are coupled...
5971418 Gooseneck hitch assembly and method of installation  
A gooseneck hitch assembly includes a hitch ball assembly having a hitch ball and a housing and a mounting assembly for securing the hitch ball assembly to the frame of a vehicle. The hitch ball is...
5947504 Trailer hitch safety apparatus  
A trailer hitch safety apparatus which prevents the trailer from becoming disconnected from the towing vehicle when the trailer becomes disconnected from the primary trailer hitch. The trailer...
5918896 Self locking chain device  
A self locking chain device for locking a chain to a vehicle comprises an elongated cross bar having an upwardly extending arm attached to each end thereof. Each arm comprises first and second...
5906387 Retractable hitch for a gooseneck trailer  
A retractable ball or kingpin hitch is provided for the load bed of a vehicle. The retractable ball or kingpin hitch is provided with a movable pin mounted in a wall of the hitch for locking the...
5893575 Hitch assembly  
A hitch assembly is provided with a hitch mount and a safety chain connector, both of which adjust to provide a hitch assembly which conforms substantially to the contour of the towing vehicle body...
5788258 Folding ball hitch with recessed safety chain attachment  
A folding ball hitch having a recessed safety chain latching mechanism is of the type normally mounted in the bed of a pickup truck. The ball is foldable from an upright or active position to a...
5738363 Hitch assembly  
A hitch assembly is provided with a hitch mount and a safety chain connector, both of which adjust to provide a hitch assembly which conforms substantially to the contour of the towing vehicle body...
5732967 Safety chain for towed vehicles  
A safety chain for securing a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle and which has a safety basket for limiting downward movement of a tongue of the towed vehicle relative to a hitch of the towing...
5577760 Farm wagon stabilizing bar system  
The invention is adapted for use on four wheel trailers that include strut supports for the axles. Each strut includes an extending tab between which are attached stabilizer bars connected to the...
5577752 Linear torque actuator  
A device for transmitting torque produced by a cylinder, includes two combination spline shaft members hingedly connected at the inward spline ends thereof to a double acting cylinder member within...
5571270 Hitch assembly with retractable trailer coupling  
A hitch assembly is proved with a retractable hitch mount and a retractable safety chain connector, both of which retract to provide a hitch assembly which conforms substantially to the contour of...
5562298 Weight distributing hitch assembly  
A weight distributing hitch for towing a trailer includes a hitch bar, a ball mount head and spring bars for distributing the weight of the trailer relative to a towing vehicle. The spring bars...
5465991 Weight distributing hitch  
A weight distributing hitch for towing a trailer behind a vehicle includes a hitch bar for mounting to the vehicle and a ball mount head for mounting on the hitch bar at a selected tilt angle. A...
5415424 Trailer surge brake breakaway system  
In a breakaway trailer brake activating mechanism mounted on a trailer surge brake actuator, one end of a tension coil spring is attached to the breakaway activating mechanism while the other end...
5375867 Weight distributing hitch  
A weight distributing hitch for towing a trailer behind a vehicle includes a hitch bar for mounting to the vehicle and a ball mount head for mounting on the hitch bar at a selected tilt angle. A...
5362084 Cable carrier for vehicle hitch  
A carrier for supporting flexible couplings interconnected between a towing vehicle and a towed vehicle such as safety cables, safety chains and electrical cable. The carrier is mounted on the...
5222754 Adjustable tension sway bar  
A trailer stabilizer incorporating an elongated housing rigidly secured on its rear end to a trailer tongue and projecting forwardly coextensive with a friction strap disposed in overlying...
5072964 Trailer coupler safety cable device  
A safety cable trailer coupler having a steel cable loop for encircling the shank of a ball hitch. The cable is fed through a slidable sleeve and the ends of the cable are pressed into a ferrule,...
5039272 Safety latch and line system for towing vehicles  
Wheel cradles for a wheel lift towing system are quickly and easily coupled to or uncoupled from opposing ends of a cross arm assembly associated with a towing vehicle. The cradles are coupled to...
5037121 Tow bar for multiple trailers  
A new linked articulation (LA) system for the connection of a leading trailer to a following full trailer in the heavy truck field. LA systems including the present invention constrain the front of...
4958980 Quick connect/disconnect wheel cradle arrangement for wheel lift towing systems  
Wheel cradles for a wheel lift towing system are quickly and easily coupled to or uncoupled from opposing ends of a cross arm assembly associated with a towing vehicle. The cradles are coupled to...
4946185 Towing device  
A tow hitch system comprising a tow bar to be secured to a towing and to a towed vehicle. the towing vehicle includes spaced openings adjacent to the point where the tow bar is secured. There is an...
4881751 Articulated truck/trailer combination: second cargo unit coupling mechanism  
In a cargo-carrying vehicle having a power unit, a first cargo-carrying unit releasably affixed to the power unit, the first cargo-carrying unit not being pivotal on the power unit, and a second...
4746137 Towing apparatus  
A towing apparatus to be permanently mounted to a pulling vehicle for use in towing other vehicles. The apparatus has a pair of chains connected to the chassis on opposite sides thereof. The free...
4614354 Multi-interchangeable tow bar  
A tow bar that is adaptable to fit a large variety of different vehicles. A basic tow bar that interchanges connector assemblies, by a choice of various separate components that are attachable, so...
4607858 Removable hitch  
A rectangular mounting plate is provided for mounting on the outer surface of a vehicle bumper in slightly spaced relation relative thereto and in the usual license plate mounting location. The...
4558880 Coupling member  
The present invention relates to a coupling member which comprises a first slotted member and a second key member, wherein the second key member is arranged to be inserted in to the slot of the...
4467598 Energy absorbing trailer chain  
An energy absorbing chain which can be used as a "one shot" safety chain to absorb sudden impacts or short term tensional forces is disclosed. According to the invention, the safety chain is made...
4428596 Trailer safety hitch  
A safety hitch for connecting a trailer to a towing vehicle, the safety hitch including a plate, that is connected between the trailer tongue and a hitch member mounted on the vehicle, to coact...
4243243 Stabilizing hitch  
A hitch arrangement for use between a towing vehicle and a towed vehicle such as a trailer, particularly for stabilizing a generally upright load such as a motorcycle against tilting as the towing...
4180281 Safety chain arrangement for towed vehicles  
An improved safety chain arrangement for linking a towing vehicle connected with primary towing arrangement to a towed vehicle. The invention assures control of the towed vehicle in the event of...
4015856 Stabilizer mechanism  
A stabilizer mechanism for controlling swaying of a towed vehicle with respect to the corresponding towing vehicle. A first section of a cable is coupled to one lateral side of a rear end of a...
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