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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1981
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frank T Sargent, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2804 / ; 2804 / ;
Abstract
A trailer hitch carriage connected to a towing vehicle and coupled to a trailer to reduce the downward trailer load carried by the towing vehicle. The trailer hitch carriage includes a frame mounted on wheels with the trailer being coupled to the frame at a predetermined location forwardly of the wheels so that the hitch carriage carries a portion of the trailer load. The trailer hitch carriage, in addition to reducing the downward trailer load carried by the towing vehicle, stabilizes the trailer against side forces generated by air turbulence formed by passing vehicles or crosswinds.