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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2010
Thomas M. Williams, Jr., Durham, NC (US);
Gregory S. Hopper, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kamyar Kheradpir, Durham, NC (US);
Thomas M. Williams, Jr., Durham, NC (US);
Gregory S. Hopper, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kamyar Kheradpir, Durham, NC (US);
TeleSwivel, LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A hitch apparatus includes a housing and a tow bar movably disposed within the housing. The housing includes spaced-apart first and second sections. At least one of the sections includes an elongated slot. The tow bar includes a guide member that extends outwardly from the tow bar at the proximal end thereof and that is operably engaged with the slot. The housing may include a pair of tow bar guide doors pivotally secured between the first and second sections that limit the extent which the tow bar pivots and that guide the tow bar as it is retracted. The housing may include a pair of guide posts extending between the first and second sections and the tow bar may include a pair of guide wings that contact the guide posts to limit the extent to which the tow bar can pivot and guide the tow bar as it is retracted.