Fifth wheel support assembly

A fifth wheel hitch support assembly, comprising:

• at least one support bracket adapted to pivotably support a fifth wheel hitch plate;
• at least one mounting member adapted to be coupled to a vehicle frame rail to create a gap therebetween and above the frame rail, wherein the gap extends longitudinally along the at least one mounting member, and wherein the at least one mounting member includes a plurality of irregularities spaced longitudinally along a length thereof;
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• an engagement assembly operably coupled to the at least one support bracket, wherein a portion of the engagement assembly is slidable within the gap and is operable between an engaged position, wherein the engagement assembly engages as least one of the irregularities, thereby locking the at least one support bracket with respect to the at least one mounting member at a select position along the length of the at least one mounting member, and a disengaged position, wherein the engagement assembly does not engage the plurality of irregularities, thereby allowing the at least one support bracket to be slidably repositioned with respect to the at least one support bracket;
• wherein the engagement assembly includes stroke depth adjustment assembly that limits a distance from the disengaged position to the engaged position the engagement assembly may travel, and wherein the stroke depth adjustment assembly includes an adjustment member that may be selectively positioned to selectively adjust the distant from the disengaged position to the engaged position the engagement assembly may travel.

A fifth wheel hitch support assembly, comprising:

• at least one support bracket adapted to pivotably support a fifth wheel hitch plate;
• at least one L-shaped mounting member that includes a horizontally extending leg portion and a vertically extending leg portion adapted to be coupled to a vehicle frame rail to create a gap between the horizontal leg portion and the frame rail above the frame rail, wherein the gap extends longitudinally along the at least one mounting member, and wherein the at least one mounting member includes a plurality of irregularities extending through the vertical leg portion and spaced longitudinally along a length of the mounting member;
• at least one guide plate releasably attached to an outboard surface and slidably abutting an outboard surface of the at least one mounting member;
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• an engagement assembly operably coupled to the at least one support bracket, wherein a portion of the engagement assembly is slidable within the gap and is operable between an engaged position, wherein the engagement assembly engages at least one of the irregularities, thereby locking the at least one support bracket with respect to the at least one mounting member at a select position along the length of the at least one mounting member, and a disengaged position, wherein the engagement assembly does not engage the plurality of irregularities, thereby allowing the at least one support bracket to be slidably repositioned with respect to the at least one mounting member.