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US 2003/0170106 A1Published application
Pivoting trailer hitch
AssigneeWaltco Truck Equipment Co.
InventorWayne L. Krause
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Abstract
A trailer hitch assembly adapted for use with a foldable liftgate assembly on a truck. The trailer hitch assembly is able to be pivoted out of the way of the liftgate assembly as the liftgate is deployed from a stowed position beneath the truck chassis. The liftgate assembly may include a foldable platform including a main platform member and a platform extension.
Claims1
In combination, a liftgate assembly and a trailer hitch, the combination comprising:
- a foldable platform assembly including a main platform having a platform surface;
- a first pivot member about which said foldable platform assembly selectively pivots from a stowed position to an unstowed position;
- means for selectively moving said platform assembly from said stowed position to said unstowed position;
- a hitch assembly including a hitch;
- a second pivot member about which said hitch assembly pivots from a first position to a second position;
- and,
- means for selectively pivoting said hitch assembly about said second pivot member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.