Patent ID: 7540523
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. An anti-jackknifing hitch assembly, comprising: a hitch attached to a tow vehicle; a tongue extending from a trailer and pivotally attached to said hitch; said tongue pivoting about a pivot axis within a predetermined range of articulation; a pair of resilient members sized for defining said predetermined range of articulation and preventing said tow vehicle and said trailer from jackknifing; said hitch having a pair of opposing end portions; said trailer having a pair of opposing front corner portions; said resilient webbings respectively connecting said opposing end portions of said hitch with said opposing front corner portions of said trailer; and a routing member assisting said resilient webbings in applying a restoring moment about said pivot axis; said routing member extending laterally from one of said hitch and said tongue adjacent to said pivot axis; said routing member formed from a frame having at least one pair of bars and at least one pair of loops with said resilient members extending therethrough.