Title:
FIFTH WHEEL HITCH ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING KING PIN DETECTION SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004106140
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a fifth wheel hitch assembly for mounting on a towing vehicle and receiving a king pin of a trailer. The fifth wheel hitch assembly includes a base assembly, a head assembly carried on the base assembly and a jaw assembly carried on the head assembly. The jaw assembly includes a jaw body displaceable between an open position and a closed position and a control handle connected to the jaw body. The fifth wheel hitch assembly also includes a lock for locking the jaw body in the closed position and a king pin indicator. The king pin indicator is displaceable between a home position in which the king pin indicator prevents engagement of the lock and a king pin sensing position in which the lock may be engaged to lock the jaw body in the closed position.
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Inventors:
ROBERTS ANTHONY S (US)
LINDENMAN THOMAS W (US)
MCCOY RICHARD W (US)
LINDENMAN THOMAS W (US)
MCCOY RICHARD W (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/015712
Publication Date:
June 09, 2005
Filing Date:
May 19, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CEQUENT TOWING PROD INC (US)
ROBERTS ANTHONY S (US)
LINDENMAN THOMAS W (US)
MCCOY RICHARD W (US)
ROBERTS ANTHONY S (US)
LINDENMAN THOMAS W (US)
MCCOY RICHARD W (US)
International Classes:
B62D53/10; B62D53/12; B62D; (IPC1-7): B62D53/10
Foreign References:
| US4447070A | 1984-05-08 | |||
| US5516137A | 1996-05-14 |
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