Separable improved trailer tongue devices
OwnerGeorge M. Smyly, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
Providing an improved separable trailer tongue hitching device for a trailer is accomplished by constructing a trailer tongue having a coupling component which is easily separated from the main body of the tongue and coupled to a towing vehicle for the purpose of drawing the main body of the tongue into unison with the coupling component. A winch, which is suitably combined with the trailer or the trailer tongue and which has a cable connected thereto and connected to the coupling component, is employed to draw the main body of the tongue into unison with the coupling component.
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An improved separable trailer tongue of the type having first and second assemblies which are united by a winch means having a cable connected thereto for drawing said assemblies together and means for assuring that said assemblies remain united, said first assembly including a first assembly housing integral with a coupler means for coupling the forward end of said housing to a towing vehicle, said second assembly including second assembly bifurcated bars which are received into said housing by entering an opening at the rear end of said housing, said bars forking internal components of said housing when said bars are within said housing, wherein the improvement comprises:
- (a) a prop combined with and fixedly attached within said housing, said prop having said cable also connected thereto;
- (b) a brace means for supporting said housing such that said housing is supported slanting downward from said vehicle;
- said housing being coupled to said vehicle;
- (c) an appendage combined with and interposed between said second assembly bars;
- (d) a carriage disposed through an aperture of said appendage such that said carriage will slide within said appendage;
- (e) a stop means for limiting forward displacement of said carriage within said appendage, said carriage being displaced to a forward position within said appendage;
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- (f) a cable receiver means for receiving said cable through the forward end of said carriage, said cable extending from said prop and through the forward end of said carriage and onward to said winch means.
An improved separable trailer tongue of the type having first and second assemblies which are united by winch means having a cable connected thereto for drawing said assemblies together and means for assuring that said assemblies remain united, wherein the improvement comprises:
- (a) a first assembly acceptor integral with a coupler means for coupling the forward end of said acceptor to a towing vehicle, said acceptor having said cable also connected thereto and having an opening at the rear end thereof, said cable extending from within said opening;
- (b) a base fixedly attached within said acceptor;
- (c) a stay pivotally mounted upon said base for guiding said cable, said stay having spaced apart side members, said cable having a length thereof interposed between said side members of said stay;
- (d) spring means for keeping said stay near perpendicularly arranged with respect to said base;
- (e) a brace means for supporting said acceptor such that said acceptor is supported slanting downward from said vehicle, said acceptor being coupled to said vehicle;
- (f) a second assembly inset having outer surface areas which are registrable with inner surface areas of said acceptor and having a longitudinally arranged channel along the underside thereof, said inset being received into said acceptor by entering said opening at the rear end of said acceptor when said assemblies are being united, said base and stay being received into said channel, said stay rotating as it is being received into said channel, said acceptor becoming aligned with said inset as said inset is being received into said acceptor;
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- (g) a cable receiver means for receiving said cable through the forward end of said inset, said cable extending from said acceptor and through the forward end of said inset and onward to said winch means.
An improved separable trailer tongue of the type having first and second assemblies which are united by winch means having a cable connected thereto for drawing said assemblies together and means for assuring that said assemblies remain united, wherein the improvement comprises:
- (a) a first assembly receivable frame integral with a coupler means for coupling the forward end of said frame to a towing vehicle;
- (b) a lift sheave secured interposed between side walls of said frame, said lift sheave being disposed at the upper rear end of said frame;
- (c) a draw sheave, which is larger than said lift sheave, secured interposed between said side walls of said frame, said draw sheave being disposed forward of said lift sheave;
- (d) a brace means for supporting said frame such that said frame is supported slanting downward from said vehicle, said frame being coupled to said vehicle;
- (e) a second assembly receptor having a top wall and side walls and an opening at the forward end thereof for receiving said frame;
- (f) receptor stop means fixedly attached to said frame for limiting movement of said receptor when said frame is received into said opening at the forward end of said receptor;
- (g) a receptor sheave secured to said receptor, said receptor sheave being disposed at the upper forward end of said receptor;
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- (h) means for connecting said cable to the lower forward end of said receptor, said cable extending from said receptor to said frame, training about said draw and lift sheaves, extending from said frame to said receptor, training about the lower periphery of said receptor sheave and extending onward to said winch means.
An improved separable trailer tongue of the type having first and second assemblies which are united by winch means having a cable connected thereto for drawing said assemblies together and means for assuring that said assemblies remain united, wherein the improvement comprises:
- (a) a first assembly receivable frame integral with a coupler means for coupling the forward end of said frame to a towing vehicle, said frame having spaced apart side walls;
- (b) a brace means for supporting said frame such that said frame is supported slanting downward from said vehicle, said frame being coupled to said vehicle;
- (c) a second assembly receptor having a top wall and side walls and an opening at the forward end thereof for receiving said frame;
- (d) receptor stop means fixedly attached to said frame for limiting movement of said receptor;
- (e) a receptor sheave secured to the upper forward end of said receptor;
- (f) means for connecting said cable to the lower forward end of said receptor;
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- (g) sheave means secured interposed between said walls of said frame for accepting a loop of said cable, said cable extending from said receptor to said frame, training about said sheave means, extending back to said receptor, training along the lower periphery of said receptor sheave and extending onward to said winch means.
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