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US 11,590,814 B2Granted
Safety connector for trailers
OwnerRyan B. Schreier, Charles B. Reinkeninventors
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Abstract
A trailer retainer assembly having a riser section extending above a ball mount area and a retainer member arranged to move along the riser section from an upper position to a lower position; wherein when the retainer member is placed in a lower position it at least partially covers the ball mount area such that a trailer coupler secured to the ball mount area is retained by the retainer member.
Claims1
A trailer retainer assembly, the trailer retainer assembly comprising:
- a) a riser section extending above a ball mount area;
- the riser section having an open tip;
- b) a retainer member arranged to move along the riser section from an upper position to a lower position;
- the retainer member comprising a hole that fits over the riser section such that the retainer member can slide upward and downward on the riser section;
- wherein when the retainer member is placed in a lower position it at least partially covers the ball mount area such that a trailer coupler secured to the ball mount area is retained by the retainer member;
- wherein the retainer member is held in place by friction when an upward force is applied to the bottom of the retainer member by the trailer coupler.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.