Sway control conversion bracket
AssigneeCequent Towing Products, Inc.
InventorKatherine A. Adams
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Abstract
A bracket, apparatus and method are provided for adapting a simple draw bar and hitch ball arrangement to allow connection to a sway control device. The bracket includes an aperture for receiving the threaded stem of the hitch ball, a notch for receiving and engaging the draw bar and a second aperture for receiving a sway control device connector such as a sway control ball. The bracket allows connection to any number of sway control devices available in the industry so that a simple draw bar and hitch ball may be converted for sway control capability.
Claims9
An apparatus for converting a simple draw bar and hitch ball arrangement to allow sway control, comprising:
- a bracket including a first section extending in a first plane and a second section extending in a second, different plane;
- a notch extending across a portion of both said first and second sections;
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- said first section including a hitch ball receiving aperture and a sway control mounting aperture.
A towing assembly comprising
- a draw bar,
- a hitch ball and hitch ball fastener,
- a conversion bracket secured to said draw bar by said hitch ball and hitch ball fastener,
- said conversion bracket including
- a first section extending in a first plane, and a second section extending in a second, different plane, both sections including a notch for receiving and engaging said draw bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.