Pickup truck with provisions for gooseneck hitch
US9180745B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60D1/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pickup is adapted to facilitate installation of a gooseneck hitch by installation of a hitch frame between the frame rails under the pickup bed box and provision of a hole in the pickup bed floor over the hitch frame. The bead pattern is designed to add rigidity in the vicinity of the hole. The beads on the left and the right of the hole are not interrupted in the vicinity of the hole. Instead, they are narrowed such that the separation between the beads is greater than the hole diameter in the vicinity of the hole while it is less than the diameter of the hole in other locations.
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