Sliding hitch assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8727369
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13573781

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Sliding hitch assemblies including a rail assembly, a support assembly disposed upon and configured to translate between at least two positions along the rail assembly, a hitch head assembly mounted on the support assembly, and a translation lock mechanism including a locking assembly coupled to the support assembly and configured to selectively lock the support assembly in one or more of the at least two positions on the rail assembly, and an actuating assembly configured to actuate the locking assembly, where the actuating assembly is operably coupled to the locking body by an anti-binding assembly. The support assembly may be disposed upon the rail assembly via a glide block that includes a composite material.

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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
Castagnoia, Dennis A West Linn, US 1 1
Hoover, David Sturgis, US 33 1389
Moore, Christopher Elkhart, US 97 1733
Peterson, Rodney Elkhart, US 6 76

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