Ring latch for pintle hitch
US9789742B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60D1/66
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pintle hitch apparatus has a base adapted at a forward end thereof for attachment to the towing vehicle. A hook member is attached to a rear end of the base and forms a cradle between the base and an upward oriented male portion of the hook member, the cradle configured to support the hitch ring member in a ring location. A latch member is pivotally attached to the base about a horizontal pivot axis such that the latch member can pivot from a closed position, where a rear portion of the latch member extends over the cradle above the ring location, to an open position where the rear end of the latch member is forward of the cradle. The latch member is weighted such that the latch member falls to the closed position when the latch member is in the open position.
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