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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Horizon Global Americas Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventor:
Mark Scruggs, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
Horizon Global Americas Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/06 (2006.01); B60D 1/167 (2006.01); B60D 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/065 (2013.01); B60D 1/60 (2013.01); B60D 1/167 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gooseneck hitch assembly for coupling a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle is disclosed. The gooseneck hitch assembly includes a vehicle attachment assembly that, when unlocked, rotates about an offset vertical axis relative to a body of the gooseneck hitch assembly. The gooseneck hitch assembly also includes a goose ball attachment assembly to couple to a goose ball mounted to the towing vehicle, that when unlocked, provides rotation about a towing vertical axis.