Anhydrous ammonia trailer hitch
OwnerKevin C. Parks, John Froeseinventors
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Abstract
An anhydrous ammonia trailer hitch incorporating a base; a vehicle mounting receiver hitch fixedly attached to and extending forwardly from the base; a bolt mounted to the base, the bolt being adapted for moving between latching and releasing positions; a release plate having a first eye fitted for receiving the bolt, the bolt extending into the eye upon movement to the latching position; a remotely actuatable linear motion actuator connected operatively to the bolt for moving the bolt between the latching and releasing position; a tongue mount fixedly attached to the release plate; and at least a first safety chain mount fixedly attached to the release plate.
Claims15
An anhydrous ammonia trailer hitch comprising:
- (a) a base;
- (b) vehicle mounting means fixedly attached to and extending forwardly from the base;
- (c) a bolt mounted to the base, the bolt being adapted for moving between latching and releasing positions;
- (d) a release plate having a first eye fitted for receiving the bolt, the bolt engaging the first eye upon movement to the latching position;
- (e) a remotely actuatable linear motion actuator connected operatively to the bolt for moving the bolt between the latching and releasing positions;
- (f) a tongue mount fixedly attached to the release plate;
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- (g) at least a first safety chain mount fixedly attached to the release plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.