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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2011
Richard J. Sibley, Jr., Grand Haven, MI (US);
Gregory R. Thorwall, Holland, MI (US);
Rudolph A. Bahnsen, Zeeland, MI (US);
Justin D. Keatley, Zeeland, MI (US);
John G. Wieringa, Zeeland, MI (US);
Gerry W. Hungerink, Holland, MI (US);
Richard J. Sibley, Jr., Grand Haven, MI (US);
Gregory R. Thorwall, Holland, MI (US);
Rudolph A. Bahnsen, Zeeland, MI (US);
Justin D. Keatley, Zeeland, MI (US);
John G. Wieringa, Zeeland, MI (US);
Gerry W. Hungerink, Holland, MI (US);
SAF-Holland, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A fifth wheel slider assembly includes a hitch plate with a throat for receiving a king pin of a trailer, and a slider assembly that includes at least one rack member having a first side and a second side and supportable above a vehicle frame. The slider assembly further includes a first portion including a guide plate slidably abutting the second side of the at least one rack member, and an engagement assembly releasably engaging the at least one rack member at incremental points along a length of the at least one rack member, thereby selectively positioning the hitch plate with respect to the at least one rack member, and a second portion including at least one support bracket pivotably supporting the hitch plate, slidably abutting the first side of the at least one rack member, and readily releasably coupled to the first portion of the slider assembly.