Gooseneck hitch assembly
AssigneeMidway Products Group, Inc.
InventorsRANDALL T. SCHOTT, DARYL ADAMS, JOHNNY H. ALLISON
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Abstract
A hitch assembly having a ball stud assembly and a sleeve with an open end dimensioned to receive the ball stud assembly. The ball stud assembly including a ball portion and a locking assembly. The ball stud assembly is movable between an extended position in which the ball portion extends out of the sleeve and a retracted position in which the ball portion is fully received within the sleeve. The locking assembly is configured to selectively lock the ball stud assembly with respect to the sleeve in either the extended position or the retracted position.
Claims20
A hitch assembly comprising:
- a ball stud assembly comprising a stud portion extending from a ball portion, wherein the ball stud assembly includes a locking assembly;
- a sleeve with an open end dimensioned to receive the ball stud assembly;
- wherein the ball stud assembly is movable between an extended position in which the ball portion extends out of the sleeve and a retracted position in which the ball portion is fully received within the sleeve;
- and
- wherein the locking assembly is configured to selectively lock the ball stud assembly with respect to the sleeve in either the extended position or the retracted position.
A hitch assembly comprising:
- a ball stud assembly including a stud portion extending from a ball portion;
- a sleeve with an open end dimensioned to receive the ball stud assembly;
- wherein the ball stud assembly is movable between an extended position in which the ball portion extends out of the sleeve and a retracted position in which the ball portion is fully received within the sleeve;
- and
- wherein the ball stud assembly includes a locking assembly that is movable to a locked position in which the ball stud assembly is locked with respect to the sleeve and an unlocked position in which the ball stud assembly is freely movable with respect to the sleeve,
- wherein the locking assembly is actuated by a release button that extends from the ball portion to move the locking assembly between the locked and unlocked positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.