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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Dudley, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
U-Haul International, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/306 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/306 ;
Abstract
A device for preventing over-articulation of a trailer towed by a towing vehicle. The device includes a bracket and a pair of opposed shock absorbing members affixed to and extending outwardly from the bracket. The bracket includes a horizontally oriented upper portion, a pair of side portions extending downwardly from the upper portion, and at least one opening defined in at least one of the side portions for connecting the device to a trailer tongue.