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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:
Aug. 31, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Floyd A Colibert, West Jordan, UT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2804171 ; 2804181 ; 2804231 ; 280496 ; 280504 ; 280511 ;
Abstract
A fifth-wheel extension adapter is provided for coupling a fifth-wheel trailer to a ball hitch assembly which is mounted in the bed of a truck. The fifth-wheel extension adapter comprises generally an extension frame, a ball coupler assembly for releasably and rotatably connecting the extension frame to the ball hitch assembly through a horizontal insertion, the ball coupler assembly being integrally attached to the bottom end of the extension frame, and a fifth-wheel trailer attachment assembly for connecting the extension frame to the fifth-wheel trailer, the fifth-wheel trailer attachment assembly being integrally attached to the top end of the extension frame.