Removable securing chain attachment assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10336146-B2
Application number	US-201715429273-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2017
Priority date	Oct 25, 2011
Publication date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019

Abstract

A securing chain attachment assembly is shown and described. The securing chain attachment assembly may include an attachment body selectively and rotatably securable to a towing vehicle, the attachment body rotatable along a first plane. The securing chain attachment assembly may also include a securement member attached to the attachment body, the securement member capable of having selectively secured thereto a securement chain, where the chain attachment member is pivotal along a second plane, the second plane generally parallel to the first plane.

First claim

Having thus described the invention, we claim:

1. A securing member comprising:
a securing body capable of securing an accessory;
an insert body extending from the securing body and capable of being inserted into a receiver of an under bed hitch mounting device;
a locking member positioned in the insert body;
a camming mechanism extending above the insert body, the camming mechanism in operative communication with the locking member, wherein actuation of the camming mechanism positions the locking member from an unlocked position to a locked position.

2. The securing member of claim 1 , wherein the insert body comprises an elongated body laterally extending within the insert body and a plunger extending from the elongated body, the plunger in operative communication with the locking member.

3. The securing member of claim 2 , wherein the camming mechanism comprises:
a cam lever; and
a camming surface engaged with the elongated body to laterally position the elongated body.

4. The securing member of claim 3 , wherein laterally positioning the elongated body positions the locking member from the unlocked position to the locked position.

5. The securing member of claim 1 , wherein the locking member is capable of preventing withdrawal of the insert body from the receiver.

6. A system comprising:
an under bed hitch mounting system attachable to a vehicle below a load bed of the vehicle, the under bed hitch mounting system including a receiver;
a securing body capable of securing an accessory;
an insert body extending from the securing body, the insert body selectively insertable into the receiver of the under bed hitch mounting device;
a locking member positioned in the insert body;
a camming mechanism extending above the insert body, the camming mechanism in operative communication with the locking member, wherein actuation of the camming mechanism positions the locking member from an unlocked position to a locked position preventing withdrawal of the insert body from the receiver.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the insert body comprises an elongated body laterally extending within the insert body and a plunger extending from the elongated body, the plunger in operative communication with the locking member.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the camming mechanism comprises:
a cam lever; and
a camming surface engaged with the elongated body to laterally position the elongated body.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the cam lever selectively positions the locking member from the locked and unlocked positions.

10. A securing member comprising:
a securing body capable of securing an accessory;
an insert body extending from the securing body and capable of being inserted into a receiver of an under bed hitch mounting device;
a locking member positioned in the insert body;
a camming mechanism extending above the insert body, the camming mechanism in operative communication with the locking member, wherein actuation of the camming mechanism positions a portion of the locking member in a direction parallel with the insert body from an unlocked position to a locked position.

11. The securing member of claim 10 , wherein the locking member comprises a plunger in operative communication with the caroming mechanism.

12. The securing member of claim 11 , wherein the locking member comprises a pair of balls retractable within and extendable outside of the insert body.

13. The securing member of claim 12 , wherein the caroming mechanism laterally displaces the plunger to retract the pair of balls within and extend the pair of balls outside of the insert body.

Assignees

• Cequent Performance Prod Inc
• Horizon Global Americas Inc

Inventors

• Stanifer Eric J
• Mccoy Richard W

Classifications

• B60D1/182

  comprising resilient members · CPC title

• B60D1/52

  removably mounted · CPC title

• B60D1/187 Primary

  characterised by the connection to the towing vehicle or to the trailer · CPC title