A jackknife prevention device installed adjacent a trailer hitch of a vehicle includes: a base plate mounted at the trailer hitch of the vehicle adjacent to a ball mount of the trailer hitch; a first arm pivotally associated with the base plate at a proximal end of the first arm, the first arm including a bumper portion located at a distal end of the first arm, the first arm movable between a first position and second position; and a second arm pivotally associated with the base plate at a proximal end of the second arm, the second arm including a bumper portion located at a distal end of the second arm, the second arm extending in a direction that is divergent from a direction of the first arm, the second arm movable between a first position and a second position. The first arm and second arm are releasably engaged with the base plate to pivot between the first and second positions.
Jackknife Prevention Device
05.04.2018
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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