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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2007
Applicant:
Benjamin D. Fisher, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Inventor:
Benjamin D. Fisher, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Assignee:
Curt Manufacturing, Inc., Eau Claire, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bearing guide for a hitch allows lateral movement of the hitch. The bearing guide is elevated relative to the bearing surface. Two trucks roll on wheels each about their own elevated guide for fore-and-aft rolling of the hitch point. The bearing guide also provides a keyway which receives a locking key. The locking key is supported on both sides of the keyway by a plunger control rod, and can be unlocked by pulling and rotating a handle. When the towing vehicle is driven to relocate the hitch point, the locking key reengages itself into a different keyway on the bearing guide.