Patent · US Expired

Mobile trailer hitching apparatus

US7451841B2 · kind B2 · utility

20Cited by
17References
43Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 29, 2004
Grant dateNov 18, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 25, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D51/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A trailer loading or hitching device for moving a trailer between a storage position and attachment of a tongue of the trailer to a tow vehicle, comprising a vertical lifting column selectively extendable and retractable by a mover and pivotally connected to a drive wheel chassis by a mount for a steering shaft operatively engaged to the lifting column, the drive wheel chassis having opposing drive wheels selectively operable for moving the chassis.

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