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
2018-04-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS |
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