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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
May. 04, 2004
Applicant:
Katherine A. Adams, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Inventor:
Katherine A. Adams, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cequent Towing Products, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bracket, apparatus and method are provided for adapting a simple draw bar and hitch ball arrangement to allow connection to a sway control device. The bracket includes an aperture for receiving the threaded stem of the hitch ball, a notch for receiving and engaging the draw bar and a second aperture for receiving a sway control device connector such as a sway control ball. The bracket allows connection to any number of sway control devices available in the industry so that a simple draw bar and hitch ball may be converted for sway control capability.