IP Library Granted Patent US 47,102
Granted Patent E1
US 47,102 · App. 13/397,412 · Granted Oct 30, 2018

Towing assembly

Inventors: Charles W Krespach (Fort Myers, FL); Robert A Schmidt (Painesville, OH); Jacob S Belinky (Carleton, MI); Richard J Stanley (Sterling, MI)
Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
B60D1/06B60D1/52
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Patent No.
US 47,102
App. No.
13/397,412
Granted
Oct 30, 2018
Kind
E1
Abstract

A towing assembly is provided including a hitch ball receiver having a hitch ball mounting aperture and a recess around the aperture, a hitch ball including a base and a mounting shank where the base is sized and shaped to be received in the recess and a fastener engaging the shank and securing the hitch ball to the hitch ball receiver.

Claims (38)

1. A towing assembly, comprising:

a hitch ball receiver having a first face and a second face, wherein said first face includes at least one acircular recess having a sidewall and said second face includes a second recess;

a spacer sized and shaped to be received in either of said recess and said second recess;

a hitch ball; and

a base integrally formed with the hitch ball, the base having a perimeter, wherein a substantial portion of the perimeter of the base is engageable with the sidewall of the recess to prevent rotation of the hitch ball during installation.

2. The towing assembly of claim 1 , wherein said recess and said second recess having a substantially oval shape with two parallel flats thereon.

3. The towing assembly of claim 1 , wherein said recess is a channel.

4. The towing assembly of claim 3 , wherein said hitch ball receiver is a ball mount head.

5. The towing assembly of claim 1 , wherein said hitch ball receiver is a hitch bar.

6. The towing assembly of claim 5 , wherein said hitch bar includes a tongue.

7. The towing assembly of claim 6 wherein said recess is provided in said tongue.

8. The towing assembly of claim 7 , wherein said tongue includes said first face and said second face, said recess being provided in said first face.

9. The towing assembly of claim 8 , further including said second recess, said second recess being provided in said second face.

10. The towing assembly of claim 9 , further including a spacer sized and shaped to be received in either of said recess or said second recess.

11. The towing assembly of claim 10 , wherein said recess and said second recess have a substantially oval shape with two parallel flats thereon.

12. A towing assembly, comprising:

a hitch ball receiver having at least one acircular recess having a sidewall;

a hitch ball; and

a base integrally formed with the hitch ball, wherein the base is engageable with the sidewall of the recess to prevent rotation of the hitch ball during installation wherein said hitch ball receiver includes a first face and a second face, said recess and a second recess being provided in said first face and said second face,

respectively, wherein said base further including a spacer sized and shaped to be received in either of said recess and said second recess.

13. The towing assembly of claim 12 wherein a perimeter of the base corresponds in length to a perimeter of the sidewall.

14. The towing assembly of claim 13 wherein the base engages a substantial portion of the perimeter of the sidewall to prevent rotation of the hitch ball during installation.

15. A towing assembly, comprising:

a hitch ball receiver having first and second faces, wherein said first face includes an acircular recess having a sidewall and said second face includes a second recess;

a washer sized and shaped to be received in either of said recess and said second recess;

a hitch ball; and

a base integrally formed with the hitch ball, the base having a perimeter, wherein a substantial portion of the perimeter of the base is engageable with the sidewall of the recess to prevent rotation of the hitch ball during installation.

16. The towing assembly of claim 15, wherein said recess and second recess having a substantially oval shape with two parallel flats thereon.

17. The towing assembly of claim 15, wherein said recess is formed as a channel.

18. The towing assembly of claim 17, wherein said hitch ball receiver is a ball mount head.

19. The towing assembly of claim 15, wherein the washer is a lock washer.

20. A towing assembly, comprising:

a hitch ball receiver having at least one acircular recess having a sidewall;

a hitch ball; and

a base integrally formed with the hitch ball, wherein a substantial portion of the base is engageable with the sidewall of the recess to prevent rotation of the hitch ball during installation wherein said hitch ball receiver includes first and second faces, said recess and a second recess being provided in said first and second faces, respectively, wherein said towing assembly further includes a washer sized and shaped to be received in either of said recess and said second recess.

21. The towing assembly of claim 20, wherein a perimeter of the base corresponds in length to a perimeter of the sidewall.

22. The towing assembly of claim 21, wherein the base engages a substantial portion of the perimeter of the sidewall to prevent rotation of the hitch ball during installation.

23. The towing assembly of claim 20, wherein the washer is a lock washer.

Assignments (10)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2021
From: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC, SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS COLLATERAL AGENT (AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.)
To: HORIZON GLOBAL CORPORATION; WESTFALIA-AUTOMOTIVE GMBH; HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.; CEQUENT CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 055262/0842 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2021
From: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.; C.P. WITTER LIMITED; WESTFALIA-AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 055262/0949 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2020
From: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC
To: HORIZON GLOBAL CORPORATION; HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
Reel/Frame 053453/0229 →
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 052463/0091 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2020
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: CEQUENT PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC.; CEQUENT CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 052918/0733 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2020
From: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
To: ENCINA BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC
Reel/Frame 052183/0590 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2019
From: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.; HORIZON GLOBAL CORPORATION
To: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 048648/0006 →
MERGER Recorded May 10, 2017
From: CEQUENT CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.; CEQUENT PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC.
To: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
Reel/Frame 042435/0260 →
SECURITY INTEREST (ABL) Recorded Jul 8, 2015
From: CEQUENT PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC.; CEQUENT CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 036082/0668 →
SECURITY INTEREST (TERM LOAN) Recorded Jul 6, 2015
From: CEQUENT PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC.; CEQUENT CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 036062/0554 →
Continuity (2)
Reissue 10690412 · Oct 21, 2003
Provisional Application 60496095 · Aug 18, 2003