Anti-sway trailer hitch devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8025307
APP PUB NO 20090152832A1
SERIAL NO

12335319

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The present disclosure relates trailer hitch devices for towing a trailer behind a vehicle. The present disclosure provides a hitch and associated structures which provide an anti-sway function. More specifically, the present disclosure provides an anti-sway trailer hitch including an anti-sway device for the hitch, wherein the anti-sway device includes: a sway bar attachment member having a cammed surface; and a sway controller having a bias mechanism adapted to bias a travel axis of the trailer toward a travel axis of the towing vehicle through an interaction between the cammed surface of the sway bar attachment member and the bias mechanism.

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KEYSTONE AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS INC500 W MADISON ST #2800 CHICAGO IL 60661

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bolenbaugh, Pete Elkhart, US 1 9
Hoover, David Sturgis, US 33 1389
Moore, Christopher Elkhart, US 97 1733
Peterson, Rodney Elkhart, US 6 76

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