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US 10,850,677 B2Granted
Automatic securement pin system for a hitch connector
AssigneeThule Sweden AB
InventorMark Viklund
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Abstract
An automatic securement pin system for a hitch connector includes a hitch bar having an insert end configured to be inserted into a hitch receiver, a securement pin coupled to the hitch bar, and an actuator coupled to the securement pin. The actuator is configured to engage the hitch receiver to displace the securement pin from an open position.
Claims20
An automatic securement pin system for a hitch connector, comprising:
- a hitch bar comprising an insert end configured to be inserted into a hitch receiver;
- a securement pin coupled to the hitch bar;
- and
- an actuator disposed entirely exterior to an outer surface of the hitch bar and coupled to the securement pin,
- wherein the actuator is configured to engage the hitch receiver to displace the securement pin from an open position,
- wherein the actuator comprises a distal tip extending along the outer surface of the hitch bar and configured to contact a hitch flange of the hitch receiver,
- wherein the actuator comprises a body portion extending from the distal tip, and
- wherein the body portion is coupled to the securement pin.
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A load carrier system, comprising:
- a load carrier;
- a hitch bar coupled to the load carrier, the hitch bar comprising an insert end configured to be inserted into a hitch receiver;
- a securement pin coupled to the hitch bar;
- an actuator disposed entirely exterior to an outer surface of the hitch bar and coupled to the securement pin;
- and
- a spring having a first end contacting a distal end of the securement pin and a second end opposite the first end contacting a distal end of the actuator,
- wherein the actuator is configured to engage the hitch receiver to displace the securement pin from an open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.