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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2018
Horizon Global (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, Gauteng, ZA;
Jacob Belinky, Carleton, MI (US);
Johann Willem Strydom, Pretoria, ZA;
Marthinus Samuel Labuschagne, Brits, ZA;
Francois Engelbrecht, Pretoria, ZA;
Abstract
A towbar with a hitch ball system is shown and described. The towbar with a hitch ball system may include a first bushing member, a second bushing member telescopingly engaged with the first bushing member, the second bushing member including at least one aperture, and a pivoting arm telescopingly engaged with the second bushing member. The towbar with a hitch ball system may also include an engagement device operatively coupled with the second bushing member, the engagement device including a pin member and an electrically-operating device, where the electrically-operating device generally aligns the pin member with the at least one aperture of the second bushing member.