Weight distributing hitch

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12187085
APP PUB NO 20230120012A1
SERIAL NO

17451416

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A hitch system includes an upper hitch portion that is configured to couple to a trailer coupler portion and to a vehicle coupler portion to provide multiple degrees of rotational freedom as well as longitudinal coupling for towing the trailer by the vehicle. A weight distributing lower hitch portion couples to the upper hitch portion about a transverse axis. The weight distributing lower hitch portion includes spring bars extending to rearward points on a frame of the trailer between a tongue of the trailer and the axle of the trailer. The upper hitch portion and lower hitch portion are biased away from each other and hence bias the spring bars away from the trailer frame. The spring bars may then be coupled to the trailer frame by using respective levers to transfer weight distribution.

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Russell, Gregory Alan Brookfield, US 2 8

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