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US 5,314,202 AGranted
Golf car towing hitch system
OwnerGuy Wilkins, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A golf car towing hitch system for towing a three or four wheeled golf car behind a passenger vehicle or light truck with the rear two wheels of the golf car elevated off of the ground. A hoist mounted on a rotable mast for lifting the rear of the golf car is included. Receiver or bar hitches may be used.
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A towing hitch system for towing a golf car comprising:
- (a) supporting means for supporting a ball, said supporting means being attachable to the rear of a tow vehicle,
- (b) a ball supported by said supporting means,
- (c) connecting means for connecting the golf car to said ball, said connecting means being attachable to the rear of a golf car, and
- (d) lifting means for lifting the rear of a golf car to bring said connecting means into alignment with said ball.
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A towing hitch system for towing a golf car comprising:
- (a) an offset tongue attachable to a receiver mounted on the rear of a golf car, said offset tongue having a locking ball socket on one end and a bolt eye along its shaft,
- (b) a hitch tongue attachable to a receiver mounted on a tow vehicle, said hitch tongue having a ball for engagement with said locking ball socket, and
- (c) a mast rotably and removably mounted on the shaft of said hitch tongue, said mast having a hoist affixed to one end of said mast, and said hoist being capable of applying an upward force on said bolt eye to raise said offset tongue and lift the rear of a golf car and bring said locking ball socket into position for engagement with said ball.
A towing hitch system for towing a golf car comprising:
- (a) an offset tongue attachable to a receiver mounted on the rear of a golf car, said offset tongue having a locking ball socket on one end and a bolt eye along its shaft;
- (b) a bar hitch extension attachable to a bar hitch mounted on a tow vehicle, said bar hitch extension having a ball for engagement with said looking ball socket;
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- (c) a mast rotably and removably mountable onto said bar hitch extension, said mast having a hoist affixed to one end of said mast and said hoist being capable of applying an upward force on said bolt eye to raise said offset tongue and lift the rear of a golf car and bring said locking ball socket into engagement with said ball.
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A towing hitch system for towing a golf car comprising:
- (a) an offset tongue attachable to a receiver mounted on the rear of a golf car, said offset tongue having a pivot point with a generally horizontally disposed axis to allow for vertical pivoting between a golf car and a tow vehicle, and having a bolt eye along its shaft;
- (b) a hitch tongue attachable to a receiver mounted on a tow vehicle, said hitch tongue being connectable to said offset tongue and said hitch tongue having jointed portions with a generally vertically disposed axis to allow horizontal movement between the golf car and a tow vehicle;
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- (c) a mast rotably and removably mountable on the shaft of said hitch tongue, said mast having a hoist affixed to one end of said mast, said hoist being capable of applying an upward force on said bolt eye to raise said offset tongue and lift the rear of the golf car.
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A towing hitch system for towing a golf car comprising:
- (a) an offset tongue attachable to a receiver mounted on the rear of a golf car, said offset tongue having a bolt eye along its shaft,
- (b) a hitch attachable to a tow vehicle, said hitch having a shaft and means for engagement with said offset tongue;
- (c) a mast mounted on the shaft of said hitch, said mast having a hoist affixed to one end of said mast, and said hoist being capable of applying an upward force on said bolt eye to raise said offset tongue and lift the rear of a golf car and bring said offset tongue into position for engagement with said hitch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.