US 5,401,047 AGranted

Power lift hitch device

OwnerMathias Dettling, Jr.inventor

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Abstract

This invention relates to a power lift hitch device comprising a frame fixedly attached to the underside of a vehicle near the rear end thereof and further comprising an elongate member having an end rotatably attached to the frame and having an extension member for selective adjustment rearward of the vehicle, and further comprising a motor connected to gearing which is connected to a threaded elongate rod extending downwardly therefrom and threaded through the elongate member for raising and lowering one end of the elongate member to connect to a tongue member of a pullable device to be towed or moved. The motor can be remoteably energized to drive gearing which drives and rotates the threaded elongate rod either clockwise to raise or lift the end of the elongate member or counter clockwise to lower the end of the elongate member to the ground for conveniently and easily hitching to the tongue member of the pullable device.

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Dependent claims

A power lift hitch device comprising:

a frame fixedly attached to an underside of a vehicle and having a pair of bracket members fixedly attached to and depending from a support member and stabilized beneath said vehicle, said frame also comprising another bracket member fixedly attached to and depending from a bumper of said vehicle and having a receiving member for lockingly securing an elongate member in a tranport position;
said elongate member having a crosspiece fixedly attached at a back end of said elongate member, said crosspiece rotatably connected to said frame for pivoting of said elongate member;
an extension member slidably extending through a front end of said elongate member and being lockingly adjustable at selected lengths relative to said elongate member, said extension member having a connector means near an end thereof for connecting to a tongue member of a pullable means;
a threaded elongate means threaded through said elongate member for moving said elongate member relative to the ground;
a gear means mounted to said frame and connected to said threaded elongate means for actuating the threading of said threaded elongate means through said elongate member;
a motor means mounted to said frame and connected to said gear means to actuate said gear means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.