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Anti-jackknifing hitch assembly

  • US 7,540,523 B2
  • Filed: 12/11/2006
  • Issued: 06/02/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An anti-jackknifing hitch assembly, comprising:

  • a hitch attached to a tow vehicle;

    a tongue extending from a trailer and pivotally attached to said hitch;

    said tongue pivoting about a pivot axis within a predetermined range of articulation;

    a pair of resilient members sized for defining said predetermined range of articulation and preventing said tow vehicle and said trailer from jackknifing;

    said hitch having a pair of opposing end portions;

    said trailer having a pair of opposing front corner portions;

    said resilient webbings respectively connecting said opposing end portions of said hitch with said opposing front corner portions of said trailer; and

    a routing member assisting said resilient webbings in applying a restoring moment about said pivot axis;

    said routing member extending laterally from one of said hitch and said tongue adjacent to said pivot axis;

    said routing member formed from a frame having at least one pair of bars and at least one pair of loops with said resilient members extending therethrough.

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