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US 12,296,633 B2Granted
Hitch receiver
AssigneeWeigh Safe, LLC
InventorKevin McAllister
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Abstract
A height adjustable hitch receiver is disclosed and described.
Claims24
A load measuring hitch receiver, comprising:
- a support portion;
- a receiver portion configured to receive a hitch, said receiver portion supported by the support portion and constrained to translational movement by the support portion;
- and
- a load measurement device disposed between the support portion and the receiver portion operable to measure a force in a direction of the translational movement, wherein a magnitude of the force measured by the load measurement device substantially equals a magnitude of a downward force on the hitch engaging the receiver portion.
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A method of measuring a weight on a hitch, comprising:
- obtaining a load measuring hitch receiver having
- a support portion,
- a receiver portion configured to receive a hitch, wherein the receiver portion is supported by the support portion and constrained to translational movement by the support portion, and
- a load measurement device disposed between the support portion and the receiver portion to measure a force in a direction of the translational movement, wherein a magnitude of the force measured by the load measurement device is substantially equal to a magnitude of a downward force on the hitch engaged with the receiver portion;
- engaging the hitch with the receiver portion;
- disposing a load on the hitch;
- and
- observing the magnitude of the downward force on a display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.