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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:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donn S Van Dusen, Loma Rica, CA (US);
Douglas P Gibbs, Yuba City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Accessory Systems, LLC, Port Huron, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ; B60D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280506 ; 2804915 ; 224924 ; 224506 ; 224507 ; 224521 ;
Abstract
The invention relates generally to an automotive vehicle hitch rack and more particularly to a drawbar coupler that provides a connection to a tow hitch on an automotive vehicle. The coupler comprises a drawbar which interfaces with the tow hitch to provide opposed overlapping surfaces, and a tightener which applies force to maintain the opposed overlapping surfaces together. The invention significantly reduces play between the drawbar and the tow hitch.