Jack assembly for trailer hitch
AssigneePro Pride Industries, Inc.
InventorsSean Woodruff, Wesley Franklin Mishler
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Abstract
A hitch assembly includes a jack assembly that includes a base that includes a frame rail passage. A telescoping assembly that extends along a central longitudinal axis includes an outer tube fixed to the base. An inner tube moveable along the central longitudinal axis within the outer tube to adjust a length of the telescoping tube assembly. A link assembly includes a first spherical end link attached to the telescoping assembly with a first spherical joint. A second spherical end link is fixed relative to the first spherical end link and has a second spherical joint. A spring bar is pivotably attached to the first spherical link end.
Claims20
A jack assembly comprising:
- a base including a frame rail passage;
- a telescoping assembly that extends along a central longitudinal axis and includes:
- an outer tube fixed to the base;
- and
- an inner tube moveable along the central longitudinal axis within the outer tube to adjust a length of the telescoping tube assembly;
- and
- a link assembly including:
- a first spherical end link attached to the telescoping assembly with a first spherical joint;
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- a second spherical end link fixed relative to the first spherical end link and having a second spherical joint.
A hitch assembly comprising:
- jack assembly including:
- a base including a frame rail passage;
- a telescoping assembly that extends along a central longitudinal axis including:
- an outer tube fixed to the base;
- and
- an inner tube moveable along the central longitudinal axis within the outer tube to adjust a length of the telescoping tube assembly;
- and
- a link assembly including:
- a first spherical end link attached to the telescoping assembly with a first spherical joint;
- and
- a second spherical end link fixed relative to the first spherical end link and having a second spherical joint;
- and
- a spring bar pivotably attached to the first spherical link end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.