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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
May. 20, 2004
Applicant:
Chad Lee Burchett, Kemersville, NC (US);
Inventor:
Chad Lee Burchett, Kemersville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cross member for a heavy duty over-the-highway tractor having an integral fifth wheel hitch such that the fifth wheel hitch is connected to the cross member rather than to brackets mounted to the frame rails of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the fifth wheel hitch is connected to sliding rails that span two cross members so that the fifth wheel hitch can be positioned at various points between the cross members.