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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2015
Cequent Performance Products, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Cequent Performance Products, Inc., Junction City, WI (US);
Abstract
A gooseneck coupler is shown and described. The gooseneck coupler may include a first member having at least one aperture, a second member having at least one aperture, the second member telescopingly engaged with the first member where the aperture of the first member is generally aligned with the aperture of the second member, and a base member attached with the second member, the base member having a socket shaped to accept a hitch ball. The gooseneck coupler may also include a locking member pivotally attached with the base member, and a fastening device securing the first and second members. The fasting device may include at least one nut attached with at least one elongated member, where the nut and elongated member are positioned within the second member, and a fastener inserted into the apertures of the first and second members and selectively engaged with the nut.