Patent ID: 11897298
Assignee: WEIGH SAFE, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A weight distributing trailer hitch, comprising:
a hitch portion operable to interface with a hitch receiver coupled to a vehicle;
a ball portion comprising a ball support structure coupling the ball portion to the hitch portion and having a hitch ball operable to couple with a tongue of a trailer;
a spring bar for distributing weight of the trailer relative to the vehicle;
a spring bar base supporting the spring bar, wherein the spring bar base is rotatably coupled to the ball support structure at a pivot joint to facilitate vertically pivoting the spring bar relative to the hitch portion;
a reservoir having a fluid and a piston disposed therein; and
a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the reservoir, wherein the hitch ball is configured to exert a force on the piston, thereby affecting a pressure of the fluid in response to the downward force on the hitch ball.