Fifth wheel hitch isolation system

摘要

[0047] A fifth wheel hitch assembly 10 includes at least one support frame 12 capable of engaging with a towing vehicle. The fifth wheel hitch 10 may further include a cross-member 32 attached to the support frame 12 and an isolation system 30 operatively coupled with the cross-member. The isolation system 30 includes a beam 34 engaged with the cross-member 32 about a first axis, where rotation of the beam 34 about the first axis is dampened via a cross member isolator 42. The isolation system 30 may also include a skid plate 16 engaged with the beam 34 about a second axis, where rotation of the skid plate about the second axis is dampened via a wing isolator 48.