发明名称 |
Side-mountable chain-tensioning device for a load-compensating trailer hitch |
摘要 |
A tensioning device for connecting a trailer to a spring bar of a load-compensating apparatus includes a body unit for securement to a frame member of a trailer; a reel unit having an off-center hub portion with a slot and rotatively secured to the body unit about a pivot axis; a rotation-limiting element which limits rotation of the reel unit to approximately 180° about the pivot axis; a linked chain having a proximal end thereof releasably secured to the slot of the off-center hub portion and a distal end thereof connected to the spring bar of the load-compensating apparatus; a latching element including a biased latch pin; and a lug and removable handle for rotating the reel portion to, and the latching element releasably locks the reel portion in, a chain-tensioned configuration.
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申请公布号 |
US7976050(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2011.07.12 |
申请号 |
US20090386201 |
申请日期 |
2009.04.15 |
申请人 |
AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT MFG. CO. |
发明人 |
GOODMAN STEVEN;MERCHANT DAVID;HUSTON JAMES;ROEBER LES |
分类号 |
B60D1/14 |
主分类号 |
B60D1/14 |
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