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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Saf-holland, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);
Inventor:
Justin D. Keatley, Zeeland, MI (US);
Assignee:
SAF-Holland, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 53/06 (2006.01); B62D 53/08 (2006.01); B60D 1/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/015 (2013.01);
Abstract
The latch assembly of a fifth wheel hitch plate comprises a latch member movable between lock and unlocked positions, a plunger member movable between engaged and unengaged positions, an actuator movable between coupled and uncoupled positions, a locking member movable between first and second positions, and a biasing member that biases the locking member from the disengaged position to the engaged position, wherein the latch member abuts the locking member as the latch member is moved from the unlocked position to the locked position, thereby moving the locking member from the first position to the second position.