Title:
BALL ASSEMBLY FOR MEASURING TONGUE WEIGHT OF A TRAILER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/141384
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A ball assembly for attachment to a ball mount is described. The ball assembly can include a ball post that is securable to a ball mount. A hitch ball is slidably coupled to the ball post at a ball end of the ball post. A load gauge is disposed at the gauge end of the ball post. A load transfer element is operably associated with both the hitch ball and the load gauge so as to cause a load measurement to display on the load gauge based upon a load applied to the hitch ball.
Inventors:
MCALLISTER KEVIN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2016/021266
Publication Date:
January 19, 2017
Filing Date:
March 07, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LANDECOR LLC (US)
International Classes:
B60D1/00; B60D1/06; B60D1/24; B60D1/58; G01G5/00; G01G19/00
Foreign References:
EP2363307A2 | 2011-09-07 | |||
US20130080078A1 | 2013-03-28 | |||
DE10211572A1 | 2003-10-02 | |||
DE202011105552U1 | 2012-09-05 | |||
US8376387B2 | 2013-02-19 | |||
US4319766A | 1982-03-16 | |||
US3700053A | 1972-10-24 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3265330A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
OSBORNE, David W. (US)
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