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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2009
Applicant:
Sean Withers, Monroe, MI (US);
Inventor:
Sean Withers, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated support structure apparatus is provided for attaching either a fifth wheel trailer hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch to a truck bed. The integrated support structure comprises an H-shaped body that is attached to at least one truck frame rail below the truck bed. A gooseneck ball receiver is attached to a central portion of the body and aligned with a gooseneck opening in the truck bed. A plurality of mounting pads are formed integrally as part of a plurality of end inserts that are assembled to the body.