Lubricated trailer ball and receiver assembly
OwnerLloyd Frank Estesinventor
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Abstract
A system is disclosed herein including a tow vehicle including and a trailer. The tow vehicle includes a bed having a first surface and an opposing second surface and a receiver assembly coupled to the bed, the receiver assembly extending through the first surface and the second surface. The receiver assembly includes a hollow cylinder having a first end and a second end, the first end of the hollow cylinder coupled to the bed of the tow vehicle and a ball receiver having a semi-spherical shape, the ball receiver coupled to the second end of the hollow cylinder. The trailer includes a deck, a neck coupled to the deck and a trailer coupler coupled to the neck. The trailer coupler includes a trailer ball configured to engage the receiver assembly of the tow vehicle.
Claims18
A towing system, comprising:
- a tow vehicle having a bed;
- a trailer;
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- a lubricated ball and receiver assembly coupling the trailer to the tow vehicle, the lubricated ball and receiver assembly including:
- a receiver assembly having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the bed of the tow vehicle, the second end extending downward from the bed of the tow vehicle, the second end of the receiver assembly ending in a semi-spherical ball receiver;
- a lubricant channel formed in the semi-spherical ball receiver and through the second end of the receiver assembly;
- a lubricant disposed in the semi-spherical ball receiver;
- a trailer ball sized to pass through the receiver assembly and into the semi-spherical ball receiver;
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- a trailer coupler including a trailer coupler adapter having a first end and a second end, the first end of the trailer coupler adapter coupled to the trailer, and the second end of the trailer coupler adapter coupled to the trailer ball.
A towing system, comprising:
- a tow vehicle including a bed;
- a trailer;
- a trailer ball assembly coupled to the trailer;
- a ball receiver assembly coupled to the bed of the tow vehicle and extending below the bed of the tow vehicle, and configured to receive the trailer ball assembly, the ball receiver assembly including a semi-spherical socket;
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- a lubricant disposed within the semi-spherical socket of the ball receiver assembly.
A trailer ball and receiver assembly, comprising:
- a trailer ball assembly coupled to a trailer, the trailer ball assembly including a trailer ball;
- a ball receiver assembly coupled to a bed of a tow vehicle and extending the bed of the tow vehicle, the ball receiver assembly including a semi-spherical socket configured to receive the trailer ball assembly, an inlet, and a lubricant channel extending from the inlet to the semi-spherical socket;
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- a lubricant disposed within the semi-spherical socket and between the semi-spherical socket and the trailer ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.