Patent ID: 8434779

Claim:
A fifth wheel comprising a coupling plate and at least two bearing brackets for mounting the coupling plate on a vehicle chassis frame, wherein the vehicle chassis frame comprises a pair of longitudinally extending frame members, each of the longitudinal extending frame members comprise a top edge, a bottom edge and an inner side surface, and a transverse strut, wherein the transverse strut extends between and is coupled to the inner surface of each frame member, and wherein at least a portion of the transverse strut is disposed between the top edge and the bottom edge of the pair of longitudinally extending frame members, wherein the bearing brackets each have a support area and a mounting area, and wherein the bearing brackets are detachably mounted directly via their mounting areas on the transverse strut, wherein the mounting area of each bearing bracket has a U-shaped foot section having legs, wherein the legs interlock positively around the transverse strut.