Industrial E-hitch trailer coupler

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7398987
APP PUB NO 20040251660A1
SERIAL NO

10494678

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A hitch coupler (10) including an E-shaped frame (11), a pin (30) and a conical spring (36). The frame (11) includes a back plate (12), a top plate (14), a middle plate (16) and a bottom plate (18). The top (14), middle (16) and the bottom (18) plates include aligned openings. The pin (30) extends through the aligned holes (21, 23, 27) in the top (14), middle (16) and bottom (18) plates, with the pin (30) being configured to slide within the aligned openings (21, 23, 27). The conical spring (36) surrounds and engages the pin (30). The conical spring (36) biases a bottom of the pin (30) through the middle plate (16) and the bottom plate (18). The pin (30) includes a retainer (38) that extends through a slot (37) in the top plate (14) as the pin (30) is pulled against the bias of the spring (36). The retainer (38) abuts against a top of the top plate (14) when the retainer (38) is located above the top plate (14). The retainer (38) is located between the pin (30) and the spring (36).

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SAF-HOLLAND INC1950 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE MUSKEGON MI 49442

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buckley, John T Holland, MI 11 197
Roe, David O Grand Haven, MI 4 50

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