Patent ID: 11919342
Assignee: GEN-Y CREATIONS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An offset gooseneck adapter for use with a towing vehicle puck system having a center socket and a receiver spaced from said center socket by a distance, said adapter comprising:
a central connection portion having a cylindrical shaft with a cylindrical surface, said cylindrical shaft having a captured ball moveable between an extended position and a retracted position through movement of a locking shaft that is moveable on a vertical axis between a locked position and an unlocked position, said extended position of said ball defined by a portion of said captured ball displaced radially beyond said cylindrical surface by said locking shaft, said retracted position of said captured ball defined by said captured ball radially moveable to a position inside said cylindrical surface, said locking shaft having a major diameter and a minor diameter, said locked position of said locking shaft corresponding to said major diameter being aligned with said captured ball and said captured ball being in said extended position, said unlocked position corresponding to said minor diameter being aligned with said captured ball and said captured ball being movable towards said retracted position;
a base frame affixed to said cylindrical shaft, said base frame having a bolt spaced from said cylindrical shaft by a distance equal to said distance between said center socket and said receiver, and
a gooseneck ball affixed to said base frame and offset from said cylindrical shaft.