GB2237783A - Resiliently-mounted trailer coupling - Google Patents

Resiliently-mounted trailer coupling Download PDF

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GB2237783A
GB2237783A GB8915664A GB8915664A GB2237783A GB 2237783 A GB2237783 A GB 2237783A GB 8915664 A GB8915664 A GB 8915664A GB 8915664 A GB8915664 A GB 8915664A GB 2237783 A GB2237783 A GB 2237783A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60D—VEHICLE CONNECTIONS
    • B60D1/00—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices
    • B60D1/48—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices characterised by the mounting
    • B60D1/50—Traction couplings; Hitches; Draw-gear; Towing devices characterised by the mounting resiliently mounted

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Abstract

A ball of a ball-hitch is resiliently attached to the towing vehicle by means of four rubber elements between an inner square-section transverse bar which is fixed to the vehicle and an outer housing having an inner bore of square section, the ball being fixed to the outer housing. <IMAGE>

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NEW SOFT RIDE TRAILER COUPLING THIS NEW TYPE COUPLING STOPS THE SHOCK WAVE FROM THE TOWING VEHICLE TO THE TRAILER BEING TOWED.

Claims (5)

1.A New Soft-Ride Trailer Coupling in which a Unique damping system effectively eliminate,the road shocks normally transferred from the towing to towed vehicle during motion.
Four elastic elements effectively isolates the ball-hitch from its usual mounting bracket on the towing vehicle.
2.A New Soft-ride system as claimed in claim 1,where the unit is quite compact,robust in design and is very simple to fit to existing trailing system by,removing the standard ball-hitch from its mounting bracket bolting on the soft-ride system and then rebolting the existing ball-hitch to bracket situated on the lever arm.
3.A N.S-R.S as claimed in claim 1 and 2 wherein the softness of ride and or the weight of the towed vehicle may me accomadated by varying the length or angle of the lever arm or any combination of both.
4.A New S-R.T.H. system in which as claimed in claim 3 ,where the damping-module remains as standard and the external bracketry and lever length is varied to accomadate non-standard vehicles attachments.
5. A New S-R.T.H. system in which the Unique damping-module as in claim 3 or 4 has its housing,shaft and elastic elements dimensions varied to accomadate specialised applications shocks as afore described are to be dampened.
GB8915664A 1989-07-07 1989-07-07 Trailer coupling Expired - Lifetime GB2237783B (en)

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2678554A1 (en) * 1991-07-02 1993-01-08 Persyn Roland Novel device for absorbing shocks
EP0800936A1 (en) * 1996-04-12 1997-10-15 BPW Bergische Achsen Kommanditgesellschaft Device for holding a trailerhitch
WO2001002197A1 (en) * 1999-07-01 2001-01-11 Rocco Wayne Taylor A trailer coupling

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB449481A (en) * 1933-12-29 1936-06-29 Vinzenz Koziol Trailer coupling for vehicles
GB707052A (en) * 1950-12-13 1954-04-14 Colin Preston Witter Improvements in or relating to couplings for trailer vehicles
GB717125A (en) * 1951-06-21 1954-10-20 Wright Howard Clayton Improvements in flexible couplings for trailers for motor vehicles and the like
US4746138A (en) * 1987-08-24 1988-05-24 James Loyal W Trailer hitch assemblies
US4773668A (en) * 1987-06-16 1988-09-27 Grant Muonro Towing hitch

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB449481A (en) * 1933-12-29 1936-06-29 Vinzenz Koziol Trailer coupling for vehicles
GB707052A (en) * 1950-12-13 1954-04-14 Colin Preston Witter Improvements in or relating to couplings for trailer vehicles
GB717125A (en) * 1951-06-21 1954-10-20 Wright Howard Clayton Improvements in flexible couplings for trailers for motor vehicles and the like
US4773668A (en) * 1987-06-16 1988-09-27 Grant Muonro Towing hitch
US4746138A (en) * 1987-08-24 1988-05-24 James Loyal W Trailer hitch assemblies

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2678554A1 (en) * 1991-07-02 1993-01-08 Persyn Roland Novel device for absorbing shocks
EP0800936A1 (en) * 1996-04-12 1997-10-15 BPW Bergische Achsen Kommanditgesellschaft Device for holding a trailerhitch
WO2001002197A1 (en) * 1999-07-01 2001-01-11 Rocco Wayne Taylor A trailer coupling

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