The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Fontaine Fifth Wheel, Trussville, AL (US);
Steven Michael Alldredge, Cullman, AL (US);
Robert Todd Shelton, Trussville, AL (US);
Charles Leon Rosato, Pell City, AL (US);
Timothy Norman Johnson, Freeport, ME (US);
James H. Adams, Jasper, AL (US);
Robert Keith Laney, Vinemont, AL (US);
Carl Brent Gaufin, Hanceville, AL (US);
Thomas David Hewer, Cullman, AL (US);
Fontaine Fifth Wheel, Trussville, AL (US);
Abstract
A fifth wheel includes a top plate having a throat that is adapted to receive a kingpin of a trailer. The fifth wheel is equipped with a locking mechanism including a jaw slidably connected to the top plate and slidable between a closed position where the jaw blocks passage of a kingpin out of the throat of the fifth wheel and an open position where a kingpin may pass into and out of the throat of the fifth wheel. The jaw has an edge adapted to engage a kingpin positioned in the throat of the fifth wheel when the jaw is in the closed position. A bias device urges the jaw towards the closed position. The fifth wheel further includes a mechanism for moving the jaw between the open and closed positions. Further, the top plate of the fifth wheel is configured to allow service and/or replacement of the jaw from the top of the fifth wheel while it is assembled to a vehicle.