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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
May. 28, 2008
Applicant:
John I. Andersen, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Inventor:
John I. Andersen, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A precision, light weight, high strength hitch for coupling a trailer or other vehicle to a towing vehicle. The hitch includes a mounting ball attached to a portion of the trailer or other vehicle and a ball socket attached to the towing vehicle. The mounting ball and the ball socket have compatible surfaces that permit seating of the two components regardless of the axial, transverse or longitudinal angular or rotational orientation of the two vehicles.