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Adjustable hitch

Assignee: WHATTOFF MOTOR CO
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Filing: 1964-02-11
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Granted: 1966-08-30
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Expires: 1984-02-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Vernard J Whattoff

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 17:49
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60D; B60D1/00; B60D1/24; B60D1/42; B60D1/46

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 215 words
A HITCH FOR EFFECTING A CONNECTION BETWEEN A TRAILER AND A TRUCK HAVING A PAIR OF LONGITUDINAL FRAME MEMBERS COMPRISING: (A) FIRST TUBULAR MEANS POSITIONED LONGITUDINALLY OF AND SECURED TO THE REAR PORTIONS OF THE FRAME MEMBERS, (B) SECOND TUBULAR MEANS SLIDABLY POSITIONED IN THE FIRST TUBULAR MEANS, (C) MEANS FOR LOCKING THE SECOND TUBULAR MEANS IN SELECTED LONGITUDINAL POSITIONS RELATIVE TO THE FIRST SELECTED LONGITUDINAL POSITIONS RELATIVE TO THE FIRST TUBULAR MEANS, (D) TRANSVERSE BEAM MEANS HAVING AN UPRIGHT WALL SETHEREWITH TO SELECTED LONGITUDINAL POSITIONS (E) A PAIR OF UPRIGHT ANGLE MEMBERS HAVING LONGITUDINAL FLANGES AND TRANSVERSE FLANGES, SAID ANGLE MEMBERS POSITIONED IN A SPACED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SECURED BY-SIDE RELATION WITH THE LONGITUDINAL FLANGES SECURED TO THE UPRIGHT WALL AND THE TRANSVERSE FLANGES FACING EACH OTHER, (F) A PLURALITY OF TEETH MEANS SECURED TO THE TRANSVERSE FLANGES SAID TEETH BEING SPACED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TRANSVERSE FLANGES AND PROJECTED TOWARD THE UPRIGHT WALL, (G) BLOCK MEANS HAVING A LATERAL EARS SELECTIVELY POSITIONABLE BETWEEN PAIRS OF TEETH ON THE TRANSVERSE FLANGES TO ADJUST THE ELEVATION OF THE BLOCK MEANS AND A TABLE CARRYING A TOW BALL PROJECTED BETWEEN SAID TRANSVERSE FLANGES, AND (H) WEDGE MEANS POSITIONABLE BETWEEN SAID UPRIGHT WALL AND BLOCK MEANS FOR HOLDING THE BLOCK MEANS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TRANSVERSE FLANGES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 215 words
A HITCH FOR EFFECTING A CONNECTION BETWEEN A TRAILER AND A TRUCK HAVING A PAIR OF LONGITUDINAL FRAME MEMBERS COMPRISING: (A) FIRST TUBULAR MEANS POSITIONED LONGITUDINALLY OF AND SECURED TO THE REAR PORTIONS OF THE FRAME MEMBERS, (B) SECOND TUBULAR MEANS SLIDABLY POSITIONED IN THE FIRST TUBULAR MEANS, (C) MEANS FOR LOCKING THE SECOND TUBULAR MEANS IN SELECTED LONGITUDINAL POSITIONS RELATIVE TO THE FIRST SELECTED LONGITUDINAL POSITIONS RELATIVE TO THE FIRST TUBULAR MEANS, (D) TRANSVERSE BEAM MEANS HAVING AN UPRIGHT WALL SETHEREWITH TO SELECTED LONGITUDINAL POSITIONS (E) A PAIR OF UPRIGHT ANGLE MEMBERS HAVING LONGITUDINAL FLANGES AND TRANSVERSE FLANGES, SAID ANGLE MEMBERS POSITIONED IN A SPACED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SECURED BY-SIDE RELATION WITH THE LONGITUDINAL FLANGES SECURED TO THE UPRIGHT WALL AND THE TRANSVERSE FLANGES FACING EACH OTHER, (F) A PLURALITY OF TEETH MEANS SECURED TO THE TRANSVERSE FLANGES SAID TEETH BEING SPACED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TRANSVERSE FLANGES AND PROJECTED TOWARD THE UPRIGHT WALL, (G) BLOCK MEANS HAVING A LATERAL EARS SELECTIVELY POSITIONABLE BETWEEN PAIRS OF TEETH ON THE TRANSVERSE FLANGES TO ADJUST THE ELEVATION OF THE BLOCK MEANS AND A TABLE CARRYING A TOW BALL PROJECTED BETWEEN SAID TRANSVERSE FLANGES, AND (H) WEDGE MEANS POSITIONABLE BETWEEN SAID UPRIGHT WALL AND BLOCK MEANS FOR HOLDING THE BLOCK MEANS IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TRANSVERSE FLANGES.

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