Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated support structure for either a fifth wheel hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch
- Patent Title (中): 集成支撑结构,用于五轮车钩或鹅颈式拖车搭接
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Application No.: US12183810Application Date: 2008-07-31
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Publication No.: US07828317B2Publication Date: 2010-11-09
- Inventor: Sean Withers , Harry Erle Rawlins , Jeffrey A. Walesch
- Applicant: Sean Withers , Harry Erle Rawlins , Jeffrey A. Walesch
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent Frederick Owens
- Main IPC: B60F1/00
- IPC: B60F1/00

Abstract:
An integrated support structure apparatus is provided for attaching either a fifth wheel trailer hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch to a truck bed. The integrated support structure comprises an H-shaped body that is attached to at least one truck frame rail below the truck bed. A gooseneck ball receiver is attached to a central portion of the body and aligned with a gooseneck opening in the truck bed. A plurality of receptacles are attached to the body in an array and are aligned with a corresponding plurality of pedestal access openings in the truck bed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090295122A1 INTEGRATED SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR EITHER A FIFTH WHEEL HITCH OR A GOOSENECK TRAILER HITCH Public/Granted day:2009-12-03
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