초록 ▼

A one-piece pintle hitch is disclosed. The one-piece hitch utilizes an integral drawbar that may be engaged with a conventional receiver assembly such as installed along the underside of a vehicle. The one-piece pintle hitch avoids the use of prior art mounting plates that bolt to one another. Accor

A one-piece pintle hitch is disclosed. The one-piece hitch utilizes an integral drawbar that may be engaged with a conventional receiver assembly such as installed along the underside of a vehicle. The one-piece pintle hitch avoids the use of prior art mounting plates that bolt to one another. Accordingly, the problems associated with threaded fasteners such as loosening, fracturing, and corrosion are eliminated. In addition, the one-piece pintle hitch utilizes a unique configuration along its bar portion that results in a significant reduction in weight and materials.

대표청구항 ▼

[ In the claims:] [1.] A pintle hitch comprisinga bar having a non-cylindrical configuration and further having a distal end and a proximal end opposite from said distal end;a lower jaw integrally formed with and nonseparable from said distal end of said bar, and extending therefrom by a neck having

[ In the claims:] [1.] A pintle hitch comprisinga bar having a non-cylindrical configuration and further having a distal end and a proximal end opposite from said distal end;a lower jaw integrally formed with and nonseparable from said distal end of said bar, and extending therefrom by a neck having an upper and lower strengthening member and intermediate connecting portion;an upper jaw hingedly attached to said distal end of said bar, said upper jaw being movable from a closed position in which a portion of said upper jaw contacts a portion of said lower jaw, to an open position in which said upper jaw is spaced from said lower jaw; wherein said proximal end of said bar has a rectangular cross section and is adapted to engage a receiver assembly.