Patent ID: 9370978
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: B60D,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A hitch adapter system with damping effect comprising: a lower support member having a planar bottom wall and adapted to be in communication with a prime mover, wherein the lower support member includes first and second side walls and a back wall attached to the bottom wall; an upper support member having a planar main wall and spaced above and movable relative to the lower support member and adapted to be in communication with a trailer, wherein the upper support member includes first and second side walls attached to the main wall and also includes a back wall depending from a back edge of the main wall; a linkage assembly pivotably interconnecting the lower and upper support members; and a buffer assembly retarding and cushioning movement of the upper support member relative to the lower support member, wherein the buffer assembly includes fasteners spaced apart and extending through the back walls of the upper and lower support members, and also includes first cushions each supported about a respective said fastener and disposed between the back wall of the lower support member and the back wall of the upper support member.