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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Saf-holland, Inc., Muskegon, MI (US);
Inventor:
Randy Schutt, Muskegon, MI (US);
Assignee:
SAF-HOLLAND, Inc., Muskegon, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/00 (2006.01); B62D 53/06 (2006.01); B62D 53/08 (2006.01); B60D 1/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/06 (2013.01); B62D 53/0807 (2013.01); B60D 1/015 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fifth wheel mounting bracket includes a mounting bracket including a coupling portion configured to pivotally couple to a fifth wheel hitch plate, the mounting bracket including an innermost surface and an outermost surface defining a mounting bracket thickness, at least one isolation area having isolation area thickness that is less than the mounting bracket thickness, and at least one strain gauge positioned within the at least one isolation area and configured to measure a strain of the fifth wheel mounting bracket arrangement.