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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, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
John I. Andersen, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Rick Koster, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/07 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/07 ;
Abstract
A hitch adapter for coupling a first vehicle having a king pin mounted thereon to a standard ball hitch. The adapter comprises a vertically adjustable body and a remotely operated latching mechanism. The adapter may have a cone-shaped top with a serrated edge for securely attaching the adapter to a king pin box. The adapter further comprises a bell-shaped opening for receiving the ball hitch, the bell-shaped opening being larger than the ball hitch. The invention further comprises a method of coupling a first vehicle with a king pin and king pin box mounted thereon to a second vehicle with a ball hitch. A hitch adapter kit is also disclosed.