Jaw assembly for fifth wheel hitch assembly

摘要

The present invention relates to a jaw assembly and a fifth wheel hitch assembly incorporating that jaw assembly. The jaw assembly includes a control handle, a jaw bolt connected to the control handle and a biasing element. The jaw bolt includes an arcuate edge portion having a radius of curvature of between about 1.24 and about 3.24 inches. The fifth wheel hitch assembly includes a frame, a head assembly mounted on that frame and the above-described jaw assembly carried by that head assembly.