FIFTH WHEEL SLIDER ASSEMBLY

摘要

A fifth wheel slider assembly comprises at least one rack member having a
first side and a second side and is supportable above a vehicle frame, a hitch
plate with a throat for receiving a kingpin of a trailer, and a pair of
support brackets pivotally supporting the hitch plate and slidably abutting
the first side of the at least one rack member. The slider assembly further
includes a guide plate slidably abutting the second side of the at least one
rack member and coupled to the pair of support brackets by a plurality of
mechanical fasteners, and an engagement assembly releasably engaging the at
least one rack member at incremental points along the length of the at least
one rack member, thereby selectively positioning the hitch plate with respect
to the at least one rack member.