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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2004
Michael A. Hoopes, White Pigeon, MI (US);
Richard W. Mccoy, Granger, IN (US);
Thomas W. Lindenman, South Bend, IN (US);
Anthony S. Roberts, Granger, IN (US);
Michael A. Hoopes, White Pigeon, MI (US);
Richard W. McCoy, Granger, IN (US);
Thomas W. Lindenman, South Bend, IN (US);
Anthony S. Roberts, Granger, IN (US);
Cequent Towing Products, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
A jaw for a fifth wheel hitch assembly includes a jaw body having a stepped bearing surface. A jaw assembly for a fifth wheel hitch assembly includes a jaw body, a control handle and a connecting link where the connecting link is pivotally connected to the control handle on the jaw body. A fifth wheel hitch assembly includes a base assembly for mounting to a towing vehicle, a head assembly carried on the base assembly and a jaw assembly carried on the head assembly. That jaw assembly includes a jaw body having a stepped bearing surface for engaging a king pin of a trailer.