Patent ID: 6464241
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A gooseneck trailer hitch comprising:a. an elongated base plate defined by a top side, a bottom side, a first end and a second end, said base plate having base plate features comprising (i) a first engaging aperture extending through said base plate, and (ii) a spring enclosure provided on the top side of said plate adjacent said second plate end, wherein said spring enclosure is defined by a side wall extending substantially perpendicular from the top side of said base plate and top portion extending from said side wall to be substantially perpendicular with said top side of said base plate thereby defining a slot between said top portion and said top side, said slot opening toward said first end of said base plate; b. an elongated top plate defined by a top side, a bottom side, a first end and a second end, the first end of said base plate pivotally attached to the first end of said top plate, said top plate having top plate features comprising (i) a second engaging aperture extending through said top plate; (ii) a ball housing defined on the top side of said top plate, said ball housing being concentrically located over said second engaging aperture; and (iii) a tab defined at the second end of said top plate, said tab at least partially extending into the slot defined by said spring enclosure; c. a spring mounted internally in said spring enclosure, said spring mounted between said side wall of said spring enclosure and said tab of said top plate, said spring disposed to urge said base plate and said top plate to pivot relative to one another so that the first engaging aperture of said base plate is maintained in a position out of concentric alignment with second engaging aperture of said top plate.