Patent ID: 11890903
Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 3:
4. A towing assembly for coupling a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle, the towing assembly comprising:
a towed vehicle attachment assembly configured to be attached to the towed vehicle in a fixed orientation;
a gooseneck coupler assembly pivotally coupled to the towed vehicle attachment assembly about an axis of rotation;
a suspension system coupled to the towed vehicle attachment assembly and the gooseneck coupler assembly, wherein the suspension system comprises a shock absorber configured to restrict relative movement between the towed vehicle attachment assembly and the gooseneck coupler assembly; and
a gooseneck ball coupler attached to the gooseneck coupler assembly, the gooseneck ball coupler configured to engage and disengage with a ball portion of a gooseneck ball on the towing vehicle; wherein the axis of rotation is completely forward and upward of the periphery of the gooseneck ball coupler.