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US 2008/0164678 A1Published application
Air ride hitch
OwnerGary Whiteinventor
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Abstract
A hitch assembly used in towing vehicles or other machines includes a first portion configured to be mounted on a towing vehicle and a second portion configured to be attached to a towed vehicle. At least one of the first portion and the second portion is configured to slidably move relative to the other of the first portion and the second portion vertically in both the upward direction and the downward direction.
Claims20
A hitch for towing, the hitch comprising:
- a first portion configured to be mounted on a towing vehicle;
- and
- a second portion configured to be attached to a towed vehicle;
- wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is configured to slidably move relative to the other of the first portion and the second portion vertically in both the upward direction and the downward direction.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a hitch including a first portion mounted on the vehicle and a second portion configured to be attached to a second vehicle to be towed by the vehicle;
- wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is configured to slidably move relative to the other of the first portion and the second portion vertically in both the upward direction and the downward direction to accommodate any relative movement in the vertical direction between the vehicle and the second vehicle.
A hitch for towing, the hitch comprising:
- a front member including a ball mount configured to be attached to a towed vehicle;
- a rear member including a receiver tube configured to be slidably mounted into a receiver mount of a towing vehicle, wherein at least one of the front member and the rear member is configured to slidably move relative to the other of the front member and the rear member vertically in both the upward direction and the downward direction;
- and
- an intermediate member including a biasing member configured to absorb shocks from the relative movement between the front member and the rear member in both the upward direction and the downward direction;
- wherein at least one of the front member and the rear member rides along roller bearings provided on the intermediate member when slidably moving with respect to the other of the front member and the rear member.
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A method of towing a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a hitch including a first portion and a second portion, at least one of the first portion and the second portion being configured to slidably move relative to the other of the first portion and the second portion vertically in both the upward direction and the downward direction;
- mounting the first portion on a towing vehicle;
- and
- attaching the second portion to a towed vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.