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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
Applicants:
Ryan Hooke, Sparta, NJ (US);
John Labar, Bangor, PA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Hooke, Sparta, NJ (US);
John Labar, Bangor, PA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/54 (2006.01); B60D 1/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mortar mount adapter is configured to fit in a towing hitch system mounted on a land vehicle. The towing hitch system absorbs and disperses recoil force from the mortar. The adapter is disposed in one of a trailer hitch receiver, a gooseneck hitch socket, and a fifth wheel hitch. The adapter includes a socket for the ball of a mortar tube and a shank extending from the socket wherein the socket and the shank are symmetrical about the central longitudinal axis of the adapter.