Methods and apparatus for a single pin load sensor coupled to a hitch receiver
US11548334B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L5/136
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to facilitate a single pin load sensor coupled to a hitch receiver, the sensor to measure one or more loads on the hitch receiver. An example apparatus includes a load sensing pin coupled to a hitch receiver of a vehicle, the load sensing pin disposed in a cavity of a crossbar that is to couple the hitch receiver to the vehicle, wherein the load sensing pin is to measure a load transferred from the hitch receiver to the crossbar.
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