An apparatus connects a coupler associated with a trailer to a hitch receiver using a tow ball for connecting the trailer to a vehicle via the coupler. A ball mount supports the tow ball and includes a retainer having a first pin for engaging the hitch receiver and an actuator for withdrawing the first pin from engagement. The actuator is configured to prevent the withdrawal of the first pin when the coupler is present on the tow ball. An apparatus is also provided for connecting a coupler associated with a trailer to a vehicle including a hitch receiver adapted for receiving a ball mount supporting a tow ball. The apparatus includes a retainer adapted for positioning over the hitch receiver, the retainer including a first pin for connecting the ball mount to the hitch receiver, and an actuator for disconnecting the first pin from the ball mount.
RELEASABLE RETAINER FOR A HITCH ASSEMBLY
2017-06-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS |
PIN-DROP HITCH MOUNT ASSEMBLY WITH BIASED PIN RETAINER MECHANISM
European Patent Office | 2018
|PIN-DROP HITCH MOUNT ASSEMBLY WITH BIASED PIN RETAINER MECHANISM
European Patent Office | 2018
|PIN-DROP HITCH MOUNT ASSEMBLY WITH BIASED PIN RETAINER MECHANISM
European Patent Office | 2018
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