Anti-sway trailer hitch devices
US8025307B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60D1/32
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates trailer hitch devices for towing a trailer behind a vehicle. The present disclosure provides a hitch and associated structures which provide an anti-sway function. More specifically, the present disclosure provides an anti-sway trailer hitch including an anti-sway device for the hitch, wherein the anti-sway device includes: a sway bar attachment member having a cammed surface; and a sway controller having a bias mechanism adapted to bias a travel axis of the trailer toward a travel axis of the towing vehicle through an interaction between the cammed surface of the sway bar attachment member and the bias mechanism.
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