Patent ID: 8342557

Claim:
A fifth wheel slider assembly, comprising: a hitch plate with a throat for receiving a kingpin of a trailer; and a slider assembly, comprising: at least one rack member having a first side and a second side and supportable above a vehicle frame; a first portion including a guide plate slidably abutting the second side of the at least one rack member, wherein at least a portion of the guide plate is positioned directly vertically below at least a portion of the at least one rack member, and an engagement assembly releasably engaging the at least one rack member at incremental points along a length of the at least one rack member, thereby selectively positioning the hitch plate with respect to the at least one rack member; and a second portion including at least one support bracket pivotably supporting the hitch plate, slidably abutting the first side of the at least one rack member, and readily releasably coupled to the first portion of the slider assembly.