Trailer-mounted latching mechanism for a boat
CA 2243675 C · Owner: Hyslop, William J. · Inventors: Hyslop, William J.
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A latching mechanism for attachment to a boat trailer and for securely latching onto the U-bolt typically found on a boat bow includes an integral weldment providing a pair of oppositely-disposed side plates and a cooperating support plate positioned therebetween. Assembled to the side plates are a pair of alignment cones which help to guide and direct the bow of the boat and in particular the U-bolt into the latching mechanism. The support plate defines a receiving channel having a closed base and an open entrance. A pair of spring- biased latching jaws are pivotally attached to the support plate on opposite sides of the receiving channel and are normally positioned in a closed and …
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- Filed July 21, 1998 and granted December 10, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 21, 2018.
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