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Vehicle trailer hitch assembly

US11007831B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 13, 2018
Grant dateMay 18, 2021
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 16, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60D1/58
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Hitch assemblies are provided. The hitch assemblies includes a first body defining a receiving cavity and a locking mechanism, and a second body removably insertable into the receiving cavity of the first body. The first body is fixedly attachable to a vehicle and the second body is configured to operably connect to a trailing structure, and the locking mechanism includes a rotating member extending through the receiving cavity and rotatable between a first position and a second position, wherein, when the second body is positioned within the receiving cavity and the rotating member is in a secured position, the rotating member secures the second body to the first body.

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