Guide assembly for a trailer hitch structure
US4871184A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60D1/363
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A guide assembly of the type removably mounted in cooperative relation to a hitch ball secured to a vehicle or like structure in a conventional manner wherein the guide assembly, once in an operative position relative to the hitch ball, will serve to direct the distal free end of a coupling tongue into engagement with the hitch ball so as to facilitate coupling therebetween with a minimum effort exerted by the operator of the vehicle on which the hitch ball is mounted.
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