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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2009
Steven William Mann, Gardendale, AL (US);
Jeff Marcus Terry, Birmingham, AL (US);
James Matthew Rhodes, Pelham, AL (US);
Christopher Aaron Bond, Pinson, AL (US);
Steven William Mann, Gardendale, AL (US);
Jeff Marcus Terry, Birmingham, AL (US);
James Matthew Rhodes, Pelham, AL (US);
Christopher Aaron Bond, Pinson, AL (US);
Fontaine Fifth Wheel Co., Trussville, AL (US);
Abstract
A fifth wheel assembly comprises a fifth wheel having a plurality of journal bearings extending generally downward from its underside, and an 'I-shaped' transverse beam member for mounting the assembly to a truck frame. The beam member is dimensioned to span across parallel longitudinal truck frame members and it includes mounting flanges extending generally downward from either lateral side where the mounting flanges have a plurality of apertures for receiving suitable fasteners inserted therein for mounting said beam member to the truck frame members. The transverse member also includes a plurality of pivot bearing pairs to receive the journal bearings of the fifth wheel which is coupled thereto by a trunnion.