Patent ID: 6352279
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A ball clamp trailer coupler comprising:a. a coupler housing including: (1) a housing top wall, and (2) a housing socket wall located forwardly of the housing top wall, the housing socket wall defining a coupler socket which opens onto a bottom socket opening, b. a ball clamp including: (1) a top surface, (2) an opposing bottom surface, (3) a clamping face which slopes forwardly and downwardly from the top surface, (4) a concave ramp face which slopes rearwardly and downwardly from the clamping face to the bottom surface, the ramp face including protruding lateral sides, (5) an aperture extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, wherein the ball clamp is situated within the coupler housing with the clamping face and ramp face opposite the coupler socket, c. a screw extending within the aperture, the screw being actuatable to move the top surface of the ball clamp toward and away from the housing top wall.