Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Folding, support and security trailer tongue
- Patent Title (中): 折叠,支撑和安全拖车舌头
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Application No.: US12513937Application Date: 2007-10-29
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Publication No.: US08167330B2Publication Date: 2012-05-01
- Inventor: Kenneth L. MacDougall
- Applicant: Kenneth L. MacDougall
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Priority: CA2567427 20061107
- International Application: PCT/CA2007/001966 WO 20071029
- International Announcement: WO2008/055342 WO 20080515
- Main IPC: B60D1/54
- IPC: B60D1/54

Abstract:
The invention provides space saving, locking and support features for most single pole trailer tongue, having: a support leg, which has the coupler hitch on the opposite end, pivots on the tongue into a vertical position where it acts as a support for the tongue. This leg is secured vertically, using aligned brackets on both sections, by a hitch pin or locking device, so that it can be locked in place as a deterrent to theft. When in the horizontal position, the support leg is secured to the tongue by a hitch pin and may be connected to a towing vehicle. A flip-down leg, pivotally mounted on the tongue, which drops down when the securing hitch pin is removed part way, to provide temporary support for the tongue while the support leg is being moved to the vertical position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090322060A1 FOLDING, SUPPORT AND SECURITY TRAILER TONGUE Public/Granted day:2009-12-31
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