Patent ID: 6409201
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B60D

Abstract:
A trailer coupling for motor vehicles, comprising:a bearing part adapted to be fixed to a vehicle; a pivotal part mounted on the bearing part and having a ball neck and a coupling ball, the pivotal part being pivotal, in relation to the bearing part, about an axis between a rest position and an operative position; said pivotal part having first and second abutting elements spaced from one another; and said bearing part being provided with first and second supporting elements; wherein: to fix the ball neck in said operative position against pivotal movement about said axis, the first supporting element and the first abutting element cooperate such that the ball neck undergoes a pivotal movement in a first direction which is countered by the second supporting element and the second abutting element, whereby the abutting elements and the supporting elements are able to abut against one another without play.