Trailer hitch system
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United States of America Patent
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Jun 19, 2012
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Aug 25, 2011
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Feb 24, 2010
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Feb 24, 2010
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a trailer hitch system, for attaching a trailer to a vehicle having a winch attached to the frame of a vehicle, a hollow receiver attached to the frame of a vehicle, where the receiver has a receiver opening, which is defined by a top guide, bottom guide and at least two side beams. The winch wire attaches to the winch, travels through the receiver, out of the receiver opening and attaches to a hitch bar at a tab. When the winch is activated the winch wire pulls hitch bar and thus, the attached trailer, into the receiver opening. A bearing located on the forward facing side of the hitch bar reduces friction between the hitch bar and the receiver as the hitch bar enters the receiver opening.
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NEU ROBERT | Not Provided |
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- 2010 Application Filing Year
- B60D Class
- 98 Applications Filed
- 66 Patents Issued To-Date
- 67.35 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Harrison, Millie | Crawfordville, US | 1 | 3 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 3 | |||
Neu, Robert | Crawfordville, US | 2 | 3 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 3 |
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- 3 Citation Count
- B60D Class
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