Patent ID: 8118323
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
1. A hitch-and-coupler assembly which includes: a hitch assembly having a pitch hinge part including laterally spaced apart opposing elongated side walls, each hitch side wall defining a pinhole towards its trailing edge, which pinholes are axially aligned about a pitch hinge axis; and a coupler assembly having a pitch hinge counterpart defining at least one pinhole towards a leading end of the coupler assembly, the pitch hinge counterpart being detachably connectible to the pitch hinge part by positioning the pitch hinge counterpart into a check position in which the pin holes are aligned for passing a pitch hinge pin there through; and a guiding arrangement having a guide formation extending between the hitch sidewalls, which guide formation defines an operatively upwardly facing guiding surface extending away from the check position towards a leading end of the hitch assembly so that the pitch hinge counterpart is operatively able to engage the guiding surface and displaceable along the guiding surface towards the check position.