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Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2016
Applicant:

Kuwait University, Safat, KW;

Inventors:
Assignee:

KUWAIT UNIVERSITY, Safat, KW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/40 (2006.01); B60D 1/44 (2006.01); B60D 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/40 (2013.01); B60D 1/44 (2013.01); B60D 1/46 (2013.01);
Abstract

The positionable towing hitch includes a first beam supporting a movable housing assembly and a second beam assembly movable in the housing. The first beam protrudes out of the housing for mounting to a hitch receiver of a vehicle. A first beam driver assembly is coupled to the first beam to selectively extend and retract the housing with respect to the first beam in a horizontal direction. A second beam driver assembly is coupled to a second beam to selectively raise and lower the second beam with respect to the housing in a vertical direction. A ball mount bracket is fixed to the second beam for mounting a ball mount thereon to move with the second beam. The movements of the housing and the second beam facilitate positioning of the ball mount for connection to a trailer to be hitched.


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