Gooseneck hitch assembly and method of installation
CA 2218767 A1 · Owner: Towing Products, Inc. · Inventors: Mccoy, Richard W.; Lindenman, Thomas W.
Overview
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A gooseneck hitch assembly includes a hitch ball assembly having a hitch ball and a housing and a mounting assembly for securing the hitch ball assembly to the frame of a vehicle. The hitch ball is pivotally connected to the housing and includes a conveniently located grease fitting, a pivotally mounted security door with a torsion spring to hold the door in fully open and closed positions and a latch for securing the door in a closed position and the hitch ball in a towing position. A method of mounting the gooseneck hitch assembly to the towing vehicle is also disclosed.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed October 17, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 17, 2017.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by October 17, 2019.
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