Patent · US Expired

Removable truck bed trailer hitch

US5577751A · kind A · utility

13Cited by
5References
6Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 12, 1994
Grant dateNov 26, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 12, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S280/901
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hitch for towing a trailer behind a truck. The inventive device includes a mounting assembly securable to a frame of the truck. A receiving assembly is secured to the mounting assembly for receiving a vertical stanchion having a ball hitch secured to an upper end thereof. A coupling assembly projects through both the receiving assembly and the vertical stanchion to removably couple the two together.

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