Patent ID: 6820889
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
In combination, a permanent chassis for transporting manufactured housing units and a hitch assembly for interconnecting the chassis with a vehicle for pulling the chassis, said chassis comprising a support frame for supporting the manufactured housing units that includes a transversally extending structural member and a pair of angularly outwardly extending structural members connected to said transversally extending structural member, said hitch assembly comprising:(a) a generally â€œVâ€  shaped connector formed in a one piece unitary construction connected to said pair of angularly outwardly extending connector members, said connector having an apex and first and second legs; (b) a generally lunette shaped element connected to and spanning said first and second legs of said connector and cooperating with said apex of said connector to form an eye assembly; (c) a first cross brace connected to and spanning said pair of outwardly extending structural members at a first location; (d) a second cross brace connected to and spanning said pair of outwardly extending structural members at a second location spaced apart from said first location; (e) a first elongated tube disposed between and interconnected with said first and second cross braces, said first elongated tube having a bore therethrough; (f) a second elongated tube telescopically received within said first elongated tube, said second elongated tube having a plurality of spaced apart bores there through; and (g) a locking pin telescopically receivable within said bores formed in said first and second elongated tubes.