Patent ID: 6874803
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A gooseneck for connecting a tractor and a trailer for transportation, said gooseneck comprising: a support arm having a first end, said first end for coupling to a fifth wheel of said tractor, said support arm being pivotable about said first end to raise and lower a second end of said support arm relative to a tractor bed; a generally downwardly extending portion coupled to said second end of said support arm, said generally downwardly extending portion for releasably attaching to a forward end of said trailer; and a pneumatic assembly coupled to said support arm, said pneumatic assembly being in communication with said tractor bed to raise and lower said generally downwardly extending portion relative to said tractor bed when said gooseneck is coupled to said fifth wheel, said pneumatic assembly abutting said tractor bed to raise said generally downwardly extending portion.