Anti-whip receiver
AssigneeGen-Y Creations, LLC
InventorCarl J. Borkholder
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Abstract
An anti-whip receiver has a fixed portion that is coupled to a moveable receiver. The moveable receiver can move between an unloaded and a loaded position where it rotates and slides with respect to the fixed portion. The fixed portion has a torsion element that is coupled to one end of a link arm. The other end of the link arm is connected to the moveable receiver so that downward movement is resiliently resisted by the torsion element. The moveable receiver is also slidable with respect to the fixed portion with a pin that is located in a slot.
Claims20
An anti-whip receiver comprising:
- a fixed portion having a transverse torsion tube affixed to a first side and a second side, a torsion bar resiliently held within said torsion tube and rotatable about a torsion axis, a torsion arm is affixed to said torsion bar and rotatable therewith;
- said first and second sides each having a slot spaced from said torsion axis by a first distance and an arm pivot spaced from said torsion axis by a second distance;
- a link arm rotatable with respect to said fixed portion about said arm pivot, one end of said link arm is coupled to said torsion arm;
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- a moveable receiver located between said sides and slidably coupled to said fixed portion at a sliding pin located in said slots, said moveable receiver rotatably affixed to another end of said link arm at a rotating axis, said rotating axis moveable with respect to said torsion axis when said torsion bar rotates.
An anti-whip receiver for attaching between a towing vehicle and an accessory rack, said anti-whip receiver comprising:
- a fixed portion for rigidly attaching to said vehicle;
- a moveable receiver for rigidly attaching to said accessory rack, said moveable receiver slidably rotatable with respect to said fixed portion between an unloaded position and a loaded position, said moveable receiver having a link end and a sliding end opposite said link end, said sliding end slidably coupled to said fixed portion, said link end rotatably coupled to said fixed portion at a rotating axis;
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- a torsion portion having a torsion tube and a torsion bar resiliently rotatable with respect to said torsion tube about a torsion axis, said torsion portion connected between said moveable receiver and said fixed portion to urge said moveable receiver towards said unloaded position.
An anti-whip receiver comprising:
- a fixed portion for being affixed to a vehicle;
- a moveable receiver for receiving a cantilevered accessory, said moveable receiver having a first end rotatably coupled to a link arm, said link arm rotatable with respect to said fixed portion, said moveable receiver having a second end slidably coupled to said fixed portion;
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- a torsion portion affixed between said link arm and said fixed portion to resiliently resist rotation of said link arm with respect to said fixed portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.