Fifth wheel hitch comfort system
AssigneeHorizon Global Americas Inc.
InventorsMark Scruggs, Curt Nowack, Derek Jolly, Gregoire Mercier
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Abstract
A fifth wheel hitch assembly for mounting to a towing vehicle and receiving a kingpin of a trailer incorporating a comfort assembly is provided. The fifth wheel hitch assembly may comprise a kingpin receiving assembly attached to a mounting rail via a comfort assembly. The comfort assembly may include one or more pivot bushing assemblies, as well as vertically adjustable, anti-rattle attachment systems. These attachment systems may include a cam assembly and/or a T-pin assembly.
Claims10
A vertically adjustable, anti-rattle attachment assembly for connecting a fifth wheel hitch to a vehicle mounting rail having a side connection aperture and a mounting slot on a top facing of the mounting rail, the attachment assembly comprising:
- an attachment bolt having a foot end and an opposing upper end, said bolt received through an aperture in a base plate associate with the fifth wheel hitch;
- wherein the foot end includes a loop with opposing flattened faces, said flattened faces cooperating to be received within the mounting slot so that a pull pin, when inserted through the side connection aperture proximate to the mounting rail, passes through the loop;
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- wherein the upper end includes a threaded portion to receive a fastener, said fastener being selectively coupled to the threaded portion so as to adjust a vertical positioning of the assembly.
A vertically adjustable, anti-rattle attachment assembly for connecting a fifth wheel hitch to a vehicle mounting rail having a side connection aperture and a central mounting slot on a top facing of the mounting rail, the attachment assembly comprising:
- a T-pin having a foot end and an opposing upper end, said T-pin received through an aperture in a base plate associate with the fifth wheel hitch;
- wherein the foot end includes an elongated base having a pair of opposing shoulder, said shoulders cooperating to be received within the mounting slot and sized so as to allow for rotation of the elongated base within an inner channel along an underside of the mounting rail;
- wherein a pull pin is selectively received through the side connection aperture proximate to the mounting rail, said pull pin engaging the elongated base to prevent rotation of the T-pin;
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- wherein the upper end includes a threaded portion to receive a fastener, said fastener being selectively coupled to the threaded portion so as to adjust a vertical positioning of the assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.