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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
May. 31, 2024
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Travis D Bechtel, Goodrich, MI (US);
Mark E Stout, II, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A tow bar system for an independently steered and powered trailer vehicle includes a length sensing hitch having a first end configured to removably couple to a hitch of a lead vehicle, and an opposite second end configured to removably couple to a hitch of the trailer vehicle. A free sliding bar is disposed between the first and second ends and configured to allow extension and compression of the length sensing hitch. A length sensor is operably associated with the free sliding bar and configured to sense a length of the tow bar system.
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