Detachable gooseneck assembly

Claim 1

A GOOSENECK ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING A TRAILER OF THE LOW-BED TYPE TO A TRACTOR, SAID GOOSENECK ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A DRAFT MEMBER HAVING MEANS AT THE FORWARD END THEREOF FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FIFTH WHEEL OF A TRACTOR, A BASE MEMBER PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED AT THE REAR END OF SAID DRAFT MEMBER FOR LIMITED PIVOTING MOVEMENT ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS TRANSVERSE TO SAID DRAFT MEMBER, WHICH BASE MEMBER HAS A FRONT END EXTENDING FORWARDLY OF SAID AXIS, ACTUATOR MEANS CARRIED BY SAID DRAFT MEMBER AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID BASE MEMBER ADJACENT SAID FRONT END FOR SELECTIVELY CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF THE BASE MEMBER RELATIVE TO THE DRAFT MEMBER, SAID BASE MEMBER HAVING A BOTTOM SURFACE ADAPTED FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DECK PORTION OF SAID TRAILER AND SAID BASE MEMBER HAVING RIGIDLY MOUNTED CONNECTION MEANS AT THE FRONT END THEREOF, WHICH CONNECTION MEANS IS ADAPTED FOR DETACHABLY ENGAGING COOPERATING MEANS ON THE FORWARD END OF SAID TRAILER WHEN SAID BOTTOM SURFACE IS ENGAGED WITH SAID DECK PORTION, WHEREBY ACTUATION OF SAID ACTUATOR MEANS CAUSES RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE DRAFT MEMBER AND THE TRAILER WHEN THE LATTER IS CONNECTED WITH THE BASE MEMBER.