Patent ID: 9096105
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A hitch assembly for a host vehicle equipped with a hitch receiver, the hitch assembly comprising: a) a cross member having an outer surface smaller than an inner surface of the hitch receiver so as to positionably fit therewithin, b) the hitch receiver having a surface defining a transverse pin receiver void there through; c) the cross member having a surface defining a pin cross member void therethrough wherein the pin cross member void is substantially larger than a pin in a horizontal direction so as to allow substantial movement of the cross member in relation to the hitch receiver when the cross member is coupled to the hitch receiver via the pin; and d) a resilient buffer member having an outer surface smaller than an inner surface of the hitch receiver so as to positionably fit therewithin and mitigate shock impact between the cross member and the hitch receiver; and e) wherein the resilient buffer member comprises a vertical pin cross member void aligned with the transverse pin receiver void.