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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Gabriella Jacobsen, Ferndale, MI (US);
Arnav Wagh, Detroit, MI (US);
Daniel Heaton, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Robert Vitali, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
David Diamond, Canton, MI (US);
Kevin King, Detroit, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A hitch receiver for an automotive vehicle includes a receiver tube defining an open end and a cavity therein. The hitch receiver also includes an electrical connector, having a plurality of electrical contacts on a spring-loaded face thereof, disposed within the receiver tube at an end thereof opposite the open end such that the electrical contacts are adjacent to the cavity.