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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Cequent Performance Products, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventors:
Richard W. McCoy, Granger, IN (US);
Jacob William Mitchell, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Assignee:
CEQUENT PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC., Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/52 (2006.01); B60D 1/06 (2006.01); B60D 1/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/52 (2013.01); B60D 1/06 (2013.01); B60D 1/488 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gooseneck hitch attachable to a cross member secured to a frame below a load bed of a vehicle, the cross member having a width is shown and described. The gooseneck hitch may include a beam selectively attachable to the cross member below the load bed and a rail monolithically formed with the beam and extending from the beam. The gooseneck hitch may also include a receptacle monolithically formed with the rail, where the receptacle is capable of selectively securing a hitch ball.