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Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 01, 2020
Applicants:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Methode Electronics, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Kevin Stanton Giaier, Sylvan Lake, MI (US);

Andrew Niedert, New Hudson, MI (US);

Elliott Pearson, Shelby Township, MI (US);

Anton Rogness, Dearborn, MI (US);

Johannes Gießibl, Amerang, DE;

Chad Reed, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/485 (2013.01);
Abstract

Modular double pin load sensing hitches including two-piece pin mounts are disclosed herein. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a pin mount including a first piece, and a second piece, separate from and to be disposed opposite to the first piece. The apparatus further includes and a receiver tube including a first mounting ear to be coupled to the first piece via a first pin and a second mounting ear to be coupled to the second piece via a second pin.


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