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

Claim 6:
7. 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 defined by said captured ball being radially moveable to a position inside said cylindrical surface;
a gooseneck ball affixed to said central connection portion and offset from said cylindrical shaft;
a base frame affixed to said cylindrical shaft and having a locking feature; and
a rotating lock having a T-shaped bolt and a locking handle affixed thereto, said rotating lock rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position, said locking handle securable to said locking feature on said base frame in said locked position where said T-shaped bolt is spaced from said cylindrical shaft by a distance equal to said distance between said center socket and said receiver.