Isolation hitch
US6260873A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F3/087
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, interposed between and attached to a drive vehicle and an object to be moved, dampens the force (drive, resistance, inertia, etc.) between them. The apparatus has a rigid structure which is capable of transferring the large forces required to pull the object, from the drive vehicle to the object, but uses damping to moderate the impact of the forces on the drive vehicle/object combination.
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