IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0163086
(2002-06-05)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Moss, Newell Ryan
- Bowers, Jack W.
- Wing, H. Arthur
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출원인 / 주소 |
- B &
- W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
31 인용 특허 :
62 |
초록
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An apparatus for securing a towing vehicle to a towed vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base, a mount movably secured to the base and one or more hitches attached to the mount. The mount may rotate, pivot, translate, or otherwise move in relation to the base in order to move the hitch b
An apparatus for securing a towing vehicle to a towed vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base, a mount movably secured to the base and one or more hitches attached to the mount. The mount may rotate, pivot, translate, or otherwise move in relation to the base in order to move the hitch between various positions including one or more towing positions and at least one stored or stowed position. The hitch, or hitches, may also be movably secured to the mount for additional flexibility in configuring the apparatus in the towing and stowed positions. Additionally, when multiple hitches are provided, each of the multiple hitches may be configured as different size or style of hitch such that a user may select one of the hitches depending on the intended use thereof.
대표청구항
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1. An apparatus for connecting a trailing unit to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:a trunnion sized and configured for coupling with a receiver of a vehicle; a secured to the trunnion, the trunnion extending from the base in a first direction; a mount selectively secured to the base between a fir
1. An apparatus for connecting a trailing unit to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:a trunnion sized and configured for coupling with a receiver of a vehicle; a secured to the trunnion, the trunnion extending from the base in a first direction; a mount selectively secured to the base between a first mount position, wherein the mount is juxtaposed with the trunnion, and at least a second mount position, wherein the mount extends from the base in a second direction substantially different from the first direction; a first hitch connected to the mount sized and configured to engage with a trailing unit, the first hitch being selectively secured to the mount between a first hitch position rendering the first hitch inaccessible for engagement with a trailing unit and a second hitch position rendering the first hitch accessible for engagement with a trailing unit. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is characterized by a longitudinal direction corresponding generally to a substantially horizontal direction of travel, a lateral direction extending substantially horizontally and substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and a transverse direction substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal and lateral directions, and wherein the first hitch selectively pivots with respect to the mount.3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the mount pivots with respect to the base about a first lateral axis.4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first hitch pivots with respect to the mount about a second lateral axis.5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the base is provided with locators and the mount further comprises engagement members to selectively engage the base in alignment with the locators.6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the engagement members slidingly engage the base to translate with respect thereto in a transverse direction therebetween.7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the engagement members are pins.8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the pins are selectively removable from the mount.9. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the mount selectively translates in a transverse direction with respect to the base between a plurality of height positions.10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the locators are apertures in the base defining the plurality of height positions in the transverse direction.11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the base is further provided with at least one slot extending transversely and the engagement members are studs slidably engaging the at least one slot.12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first hitch pivots about a longitudinal axis with respect to the mount.13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mount pivots about a transverse axis with respect to the base.14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises a fastening structure to secure the first hitch to the mount.15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the fastening structure includes a pin sized and configured to extend through a first aperture defined by the mount and a second aperture defined by the first hitch when the first aperture and the second aperture are aligned with one another.16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mount pivots about a first lateral axis with respect to the base, and the first hitch pivots about a second lateral axis with respect to the mount, and the mount translates along a transverse axis with respect to the base.17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mount is removable to pivot with respect to the base.18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hitch is removable to pivot with respect to the mount.19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first hitch pivots selectively from the second hitch position to the first hitch position with respect to the mount, and the mount selectively pivots from the at least a second mount position to the first mount position.20. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first hitch pivots downward from the second hitch position to the first hitch position with respect to the mount, and the mount pivots downward from the at least a second mount position to the first mount position.21. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first hitch is configured to first pivot downward from the second hitch position to the first hitch position with respect to the mount, and the mount then pivots downward from the at least a second mount position to the first mount position.22. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mount selectively pivots about a first lateral axis to the at least a second mount position, and the first hitch selectively pivots with respect to the mount about a second lateral axis to the second hitch position.23. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mount remains continually connected to the base between the first mount position and the at least a second mount position.24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the mount is pivotably connected to the base between the position and the at least a second mount position.25. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first hitch remains continually connected to the mount between the first hitch position and the second hitch position.26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the first hitch is pivotably connected to the mount between the first hitch position and the second hitch position.27. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a first pivot connecting the mount to the base.28. The apparatus of claim 27, further comprising a second pivot connecting the first hitch to the mount.29. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a pin to secure the mount to the base to resist pivoting therebetween in the at least a second mount position.30. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the fastening structure comprises an extension member extending from the first hitch and having an extension aperture defined therethrough, the mount defining a mount aperture alignable with the extension aperture, and a pin sized and configured to extend through the extension aperture and the mount aperture aligned therewith.31. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a pin sized and configured to secure the first hitch to the mount to resist pivoting therebetween in the second hitch position.32. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base further comprises a concealing surface position to substantially obscure the first hitch from view from a location substantially confronting the concealing surface.
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