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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2007
Applicant:
Dewey R. Marcy, Greeley, CO (US);
Inventor:
Dewey R. Marcy, Greeley, CO (US);
Assignee:
Quick Hitch, Inc., Greeley, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system is described for attenuating intermittent forces at the interconnection between a towing vehicle and a trailer. The system includes a linear rocking member suspended between the towing vehicle and the trailer, a shock absorber between the linear rocking member and the vehicle, and a pendulum having a fulcrum connected to the vehicle and a swinging component rotationally connected to the linear rocking member, and a fastening device connecting the linear rocking member to the trailer to be towed.