Title:
TRAILER HITCH SYSTEM WITH SCALE BALL MOUNT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/136483
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A trailer hitch system may include a scale ball mount for supporting a hitch ball as part of a trailer hitch system, and for measuring the tongue weight of a trailer. The scale ball mount may comprise a trailer hitch ball mount. In an embodiment, the scale ball mount may include a biasing component disposed below a hitch ball, and a displacement gauge for displaying downward displacement of the hitch ball, and a scale reader for indicating the trailer tongue weight corresponding to the downward displacement. In another embodiment, the ball mount may include a plunger configured and dimensioned to contact a drop bar about which the ball mount rotates, the plunger in fluid communication with a dial for displaying a trailer tongue weight.
Inventors:
ANDERSON JED K (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/016103
Publication Date:
September 08, 2017
Filing Date:
February 01, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PROGRESS MFG INC (US)
International Classes:
B60D1/01; B60D1/00; B60D1/06; B60D1/24
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
CANNON, Karl, R. (US)
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