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7607678 |
Trailer hitching machine
A trailer hitching machine including a trailer hitch with a ratcheting pulley system, and support plates cooperating in mechanical linkage to provide a hitch ball with additional rearward extension...
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7591478 |
Vehicle hitch assembly for a vehicle and method of utilizing the same
The vehicle hitch assembly disclosed herein provides a system and method for modifying a vehicle such as, for example, a performance car, to haul or tow a load. As disclosed herein, the system and...
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7568717 |
Tow coupling system and method
Variations of a tow coupling system are disclosed. In one variation, a coupler guide having at least one side panel configured to guide a coupler to a desired position with respect to a ball of a...
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7566067 |
Adjustable trailer hitch
The present invention is a trailer hitch that fits in a standard 2″ receiver, which allows for the selection of three different sized balls or a tow hook in an almost instantaneous manner and...
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7556279 |
Pivotal trailer hitch
Trailer hitch ( 10 ) has a pivotal ball mount ( 30 ) having upper and lower wedge-shaped parallel plates ( 52, 54 ) that are connected by pivot pin ( 64 ) to the opening ( 31 ) of socket ( 29 )....
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7552936 |
Trailer hitch mounted motorcycle carrier
A motorcycle carrier attaches to a conventional trailer ball and supports a motorcycle front wheel for towing the motorcycle. The carrier resides approximately horizontally and provides a cradle...
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7547035 |
Coupling device for tractive vehicles
The invention relates to a coupling device ( 1 ) for tractive vehicles or similar. Said device comprises a frame ( 2 ), a coupling ball ( 3 ) and a retaining element ( 4 ). According to the...
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7543838 |
Trailer locking mechanism
An anti-theft mechanism for a trailer coupler designed such that it can be locked or secured to the coupler is such a manner that the coupler cannot be utilized. The mechanism includes a body,...
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7540524 |
Device for detecting a support load
A device for detecting the support load with which a tongue of a trailer vehicle acts on a tractor vehicle. The device includes a first coupling element, a second coupling element that can be...
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7467805 |
Coupler locking device
The present invention provides a locking device for a hinged, body and cap trailer coupler to prevent unauthorized use of an unattended and unattached trailer. The device consists of a cylindrical...
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7448640 |
Pin-engaging drawbar and lock plate wedges
A pin-engaging drawbar wedge and lock plate wedge are designed to mount in the drawbar of a trailer hitch or alternative trailer and accessory hitch or receiver assembly. The pin-engaging drawbar...
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7441793 |
Tow hitch lunette assembly
For use in a vehicular trailer hitch system, a vehicular trailer hitch lunette assembly is provided. The assembly includes at least one “U” shaped outer laminate plate having two legs with a...
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7431319 |
Hitch locking mechanism
The hitch assembly comprises a hitch member, a shank assembly for attachment to the towing vehicle, a tow vehicle mount for attachment to the towed vehicle, and a hitch alarm. The hitch member...
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7425016 |
Hitch coupler
A ball hitch coupler including first and second sidewalls spaced apart and generally parallel. First and second pins extend transversely between the first and second sidewalls spaced apart along a...
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7425015 |
Height adjustment hitch apparatus
A apparatus having a height adjustment mechanism to adjust the height of a trailer. The height adjustment mechanism is comprised of, among other elements, an outer tube, a crank assembly having a...
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7419177 |
Ball mount
A customizable towing hitch ball mount arrangement for a vehicle is provided. The arrangement includes a ball mount and a customizing element. The ball mount includes a proximal end for insertion...
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7416206 |
Drawbar hammer strap pin lock
A drawbar hammer strap assembly design achieves a low profile, and prevents rotation of the drawbar and of the cross pin. The drawbar hammer strap assembly includes a drawbar, a hammer strap member...
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7413212 |
Trailer theft-thwarting coupling dock
An improved trailer theft-thwarting coupling dock to prevent unauthorized coupling and hauling of the trailer coupling dock includes a coupling dock body, a upper mechanism, a lower mechanism and a...
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7413211 |
Deactivation arrangement for a vehicle park assist system
A deactivation arrangement for a vehicle park assist system is provided. The deactivation arrangement includes a trailer hitch receiver affixed to the vehicle and arranged to receive a trailer...
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7390008 |
Trailer coupler
A new and improved trailer coupler for connecting a trailer to a ball hitch mounted on a towing vehicle comprising a housing having a recessed socket, a retractable latching plate, a locking...
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7380811 |
Shock absorbing trailer hitch
Shock-absorbing trailer hitches each include a mounting member mountable on a towing vehicle; a hitch member which includes a coupler and which is mountable on a towed vehicle and pivotally mounted...
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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...
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7377536 |
Shock absorbing trailer hitch
Shock-absorbing trailer hitches each include a mounting member mountable on a towing vehicle; a hitch member which includes a coupler and which is mountable on a towed vehicle and pivotally mounted...
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7334809 |
Trailer hitch assembly
A trailer hitch assembly better secures a trailer to a vehicle trailer hitch. By restricting vertical travel of the trailer coupling, a hitch ball on a draw bar is better engaged by the trailer...
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7309076 |
Towing hitch assembly
A hitch assembly to be connected between a tow vehicle and a trailer includes a first shaft adapted to be attached to said tow vehicle, the first shaft being stationary with respect to the tow...
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7300068 |
Trailer coupler integral keyed lock
An integral keyed lock ( 10 ) for a trailer trigger-lock coupler for use as an aftermarket kit or to be incorporated by an original equipment manufacturer. The coupler integral keyed lock ( 10 )...
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7275754 |
Support structure for a hitch ball
Support structure ( 1 ) for a hitch ball ( 61 ) and a depressor ( 62 ), wherein a fastening mechanism ( 2 ) is provided for securement to a carrier ( 81 ) by means of quick-action coupling.
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7273223 |
Trailer hitch ball
A trailer hitch ball for use with a trailer hitch, a lock housing, a lock washer and a nut. The trailer hitch ball can be used to secure a trailer to a vehicle. The hitch ball includes a ball...
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7267355 |
Anti-rotational hitch ball
A hitch assembly that includes an anti-rotation mechanism. The hitch assembly generally includes a hitch ball, a ball mount, and a fastener. The invention is directed to a mechanism for preventing...
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7232145 |
Trailer hitch alignment mechanism
A mechanism for ensuring that a trailer is properly attached to a trailer hitch on the back of a vehicle. The mechanism ensures that the trailer tongue on the trailer is properly and securely...
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7222510 |
Systems and methods for manufacturing a drop bar
Systems and methods for using an extrusion, forging, casting and/or machining process to provide an aluminum hitch component with increased strength that eliminates encumbrances, such as rusting...
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7195269 |
Hitch
A hitch includes a hitch engagement, a hitch tongue and a connecting bridge portion which are forged or otherwise formed as a single, integral, monolithic metal structure. The hitch engagement...
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7192047 |
Trailer coupling for a vehicle
A trailer coupling ( 1 ) for a vehicle, in particular a tractor, has a coupling element ( 6 ). This coupling element ( 6 ) can grasp a drawbar ( 4 ) of a trailer and is displaceable between a...
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7168727 |
Invertible gooseneck trailer hitch mechanism
An invertible gooseneck trailer hitch mechanism is provided. A frame supports a housing having an opening therein for receiving a hitch member in an upright use position or in inverted storage...
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7159890 |
Trailer hitch for a motor vehicle
A trailer hitch for a motor vehicle includes a towbar ( 2 ) having an arm ( 1 ) and a ball cup ( 3 ) provided with an opening and with a ball pivot ( 6 ). The ball pivot ( 6 ) has a ball head ( 4 )...
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7156412 |
Systems and methods for providing an aluminum bar for towing
Systems and methods for using an extrusion, forging, casting and/or machining process to provide an aluminum hitch component with increased strength that eliminates encumbrances, such as rusting...
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7143874 |
Surge brake actuator
A surge brake actuator is disclosed. The actuator includes an actuator housing and a coupler housing movably engaged within the actuator housing. Upper and lower coupler slide channels formed from...
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7131658 |
Trailer hitch guide
The trailer hitch ( 10 ) includes a guide bar ( 25 ) threaded about the stem ( 20 ) of the hitch ball ( 18 ). An alignment plate ( 45 ) that is rigidly mounted to the lower wall of the trailer...
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7125036 |
Monolithic, double-ball hitch
A hitch for presenting different sized ball hitches for towing use. The hitch may include a first ball and pedestal extending in a first direction. A second ball and pedestal may extend in a second...
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7125033 |
Towing apparatuses
Towing apparatuses suited for use with, for example, three-point hitches or quick hitches. At least some of the present towing apparatuses include a male hitch member that is positioned such that a...
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7093845 |
Motion absorbing hitch
A motion absorbing hitch for dampening forces on a towing vehicle from movement of a trailer assembly towed by the towing vehicle includes a towing attachment assembly coupled to a towing vehicle,...
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7081197 |
Step apparatus
There is provided step apparatus comprising a mounting plate ( 60 ) colocated with a pintle hook assembly ( 61 ) of a vehicle. The mounting plate ( 60 ) has an upper extension ( 65 ) having formed...
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7036840 |
Trailer alignment apparatus
A trailer alignment apparatus including a quick adjusting clamping system coupled with a mast that is fastened to a trailer hitch. The mast has an illumination means and a speaker means attached to...
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7032920 |
Embellished vehicle trailer hitch-ball assembly
An embellished vehicle trailer hitch-ball assembly ( 10 ) that is comprised of an upper ball receptor ( 12 ) having an upper surface ( 14 ) and a lower surface ( 16 ) that is integrally molded to a...
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7017935 |
Trailer coupler
A ball hitch coupler for use with a towing vehicle having a ball hitch. The ball hitch coupler provides an improved and simplified structure designed to make assembly and coupling to the ball hitch...
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7011327 |
Displaceable ball hitch assembly
A method and apparatus for providing a displaceable ball hitch assembly configured to be mounted in a bed of a truck. The displaceable ball hitch assembly includes a platform track, a displaceable...
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7004492 |
Monolithic, double-ball hitch
A hitch for presenting different sized ball hitches for towing use. The hitch may include a first ball and pedestal extending in a first direction. A second ball and pedestal may extend in a second...
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6997471 |
Multi-hitch apparatus and method
A multi-hitch apparatus and method includes a movable hitch attachment. More than one hitch is connected to the movable hitch attachment wherein the movable hitch attachment is movable between a...
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6983950 |
Quick change hitch ball assembly
A hitch ball assembly includes a towing ball having a mounting aperture and an annular race in communication with the mounting aperture. A post includes a base, an axial bore and a plurality of...
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6974148 |
Low-profile, hitch-concealing mount
An apparatus for securing a towing vehicle to a towed vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base, a mount movably secured to the base and one or more hitches attached to the mount. The...
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