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US 10,293,647 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for adjustable hitch
AssigneeRhino Hitch, Inc.
InventorRodney Hatley
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Abstract
An adjustable hitch is provided. The adjustable hitch includes a hitch body operatively coupled to a mount whereupon a hitch ball may be coupled. A coupling assembly may pivotably couple the mount to the hitch body, wherein the coupling assembly facilitates movement of the mount, and thereby the hitch ball, between a first position and a second position with respect to the hitch body. The adjustable hitch may be releasably coupled to a hitch receiver tube that is coupled to a vehicle.
Claims20
An adjustable hitch comprising:
- a hitch body having an adjustment element;
- a mount;
- and
- a coupling assembly coupled to the hitch body and the mount, wherein the coupling assembly comprises a first and second coupling member each having a first end rotatably coupled to the hitch body and an opposing second end rotatably coupled to the mount thereby enabling the mount to transition in a non-linear path between a first position and a second position with respect to the hitch body,
- wherein the mount is fixed in the first position when a first portion of the first coupling member is coupled to the hitch body at the adjustment element, and wherein the mount is fixed in the second position when a second portion of the first coupling member is coupled to the hitch body at the adjustment element.
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An adjustable hitch comprising:
- a hitch body having a bore therein;
- a mount;
- and
- a coupling assembly coupled between the hitch body and the mount, wherein the coupling assembly comprises at least a first hole and a second hole,
- wherein the coupling assembly facilitates movement of the mount between a first position above the hitch body and a second position below the hitch body,
- wherein the first hole of the coupling assembly is aligned with the hitch body bore when the mount is in the first position,
- wherein the second hole of the coupling assembly is aligned with the hitch body bore when the mount is in the second position, and
- wherein the mount moves in a non-linear path between the first and second positions, inclusive.
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An adjustable hitch comprising:
- a hitch body having an adjustment element;
- a mount;
- a coupling assembly pivotably coupled between the hitch body and the mount, wherein the coupling assembly comprises an upper and lower coupling member each having a first end rotatably coupled to the hitch body and an opposing second end rotatably coupled to the mount;
- a hitch ball releasably coupled to the mount,
- wherein the hitch ball transitions along a non-linear path between first and second positions with the second position being elevated with respect to the first position,
- wherein the hitch ball is fixed in the first position when a first portion of the lower coupling member is coupled to the hitch body at the adjustment element, and wherein the hitch ball is fixed in the second position when a second portion of the lower coupling member is coupled to the hitch body at the adjustment element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.