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.
Claims13
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 plane;
- a notch formed in said bracket for receiving and engaging the draw bar;
- and
- a sway control connector connected to said bracket.
A method for converting a simple draw bar and hitch ball arrangement to allow sway control for a trailer, comprising:
- securing a conversion bracket to said draw bar by means of said hitch ball, said conversion bracket including a first section extending in a first plane and a second section extending in a second plane;
- and
- connecting a sway control connector to said conversion bracket and connecting a sway control device to said sway control connector between said conversion bracket and the trailer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.