| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 280441200 | Detachable or shiftable gooseneck type | 10 |
| 20080315558 | Gooseneck trailer attachment assembly and center deck elevation system - A detachable gooseneck trailer [ | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090134600 | Gooseneck Frame for Recreational Vehicle - Disclosed is a gooseneck frame trailer designed to tow recreational vehicles. Also disclosed is a recreational vehicle combined with a gooseneck frame trailer for easier and advantageous towing. The use of a gooseneck frame trailer for this purpose is beneficial over existing fifth wheel art in many respects. It is easier to use, is less expensive and provides more maneuverability and better weight distribution when towing. It also provides more storage space on both the trailer and tow vehicle than previous designs and methods available and additionally provides storage areas and at least one storage container in certain embodiments. The use of this invention also decreases the number of stairs required to access the interior of the recreational vehicle. Also disclosed is a method for towing a recreational vehicle by mounting the recreational vehicle on a gooseneck frame trailer. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100140899 | COUPLER ASSEMBLY - The present application describes a gooseneck coupler assembly that may include a gooseneck trailer pivot, an extension arm, and a pivot retention mechanism having a ball socket. The ball socket may engage with a hitch ball located on a towing vehicle. The gooseneck trailer pivot may be mounted on a towed vehicle or trailer and be capable of pivoting about a vertical axis relative to the trailer. During engagement, the ball socket and the extension arm may provide tilt capability but thereby prevent any rotational movement relative to the hitch ball. However, the gooseneck coupler assembly may still be able to tilt fore-and-aft or side-to-side relative to the hitch ball. Therefore, the only pivotal movement relative to a vertical axis would be permitted at the gooseneck trailer pivot. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100194074 | TRAILER TOWING SYSTEM - An accessory towing apparatus that connects a towing vehicle to a gooseneck-type trailer. The accessory towing apparatus includes a chassis framework assembly mounted on an axle having two ground engaging wheels. The chassis assembly includes three linkage arms, which are attached to and extend from the framework. The ends of the three linkage arms are designed to engage and couple with three brackets attached to the main frame of the towing vehicle. When the respective coupling mechanism of the three linkage arms are each engaged, they are substantially parallel to one another and pivot about a substantially common axis. An automatic alignment and attachment system may also be included to greatly simplify the attachment process of the gooseneck-type trailer to the towing vehicle. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110278821 | DETACHABLE GOOSENECK FOR HEAVY HAUL TRAILERS - A removable gooseneck hitch assembly transitions between an afterward position for hitching to a low bed trailer deck and a forward position by a pivoting arm that moves the forward end of the gooseneck an arcuate path. The invention minimizes the opportunity for debris to interfere with the sliding track assemblies known in the prior art. The assembly provides three degrees of freedom for the gooseneck in low bed mode and restricts the degrees of freedom in vehicle towing mode. A locking member for securing a low bed trailer hitch is also disclosed. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120056406 | Gooseneck Trailer with Coupling Link and Latch Actuators - Trailer with a detachable gooseneck having a deck supported toward the rear by ground engaging wheels, mating surfaces on the gooseneck and the deck which abut against each other when the gooseneck is attached to the deck, coupling pins extending along spaced apart, parallel axes from the gooseneck and the deck on opposite sides of the abutting surfaces, a coupling link movable along the pin on the gooseneck between a first position in which the link engages the pin on the deck and a second position in which the link is disengaged from the pin on the deck, and an actuator for moving the coupling link between the first and second positions. A latch hook is rotatively mounted on the deck to the rear of the abutting surfaces for engagement with a laterally extending latch bar which depends from the gooseneck, and a pneumatic actuator is operatively connected to the latch hook for moving the latch hook into and out of engagement with the latch bar. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120056407 | Hydraulically Operated Gooseneck Trailer and Latch Assembly - Gooseneck trailer having a horizontally extending deck with a plurality of longitudinally extending frame members including outer side rails which extend along opposite sides of the deck, lower gooseneck beams rigidly connected the outer deck rails by couplings that can be selectively engaged and disengaged, elongated upper gooseneck beams pivotally connected to the lower beams, with one end of each of the upper beams being pivotally connected to a pulling vehicle, operating cylinders connected between the upper and lower beams for raising and lowering the lower beams and the trailer deck when the upper beams are connected to the pulling vehicle, and latches for locking the upper and lower beams in different positions relative to each other. Each of the latches has first and second elongated ratchet blocks disposed side-by-side with mating teeth along confronting edges of the two blocks and upper and lower ends of the blocks being pivotally connected to respective ones of the beams for movement longitudinally with the beams and laterally toward and away from each other, and actuators for pivoting the blocks to bring the teeth on the two blocks into and out of engagement with each other to lock the beams in the different positions. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120126509 | Gooseneck Hitch Assembly - A gooseneck hitch assembly is provided for attaching to a towing vehicle. The hitch assembly generally includes a hitch ball head assembly and retaining assembly for receiving and securing the hitch ball head assembly. The retaining assembly includes a channel coupled to a locking collar. Once the hitch ball head assembly is inserted into the channel, the collar is released and resilient members guide the collar to its offset resting position to lock the hitch ball head assembly in place. Alternatively, the collar is released and resilient members guide a lever into a circumscribed groove of the hitch ball head assembly, thereby locking the hitch ball head assembly in place. The hitch ball head is removable and may be selectively received by the retaining assembly in both towing and inverted positions. Optionally, the hitch assembly may be protected or covered by a housing. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20140361513 | Gooseneck Trailer with Coupling Link Actuators - Trailer with a detachable gooseneck having a deck supported toward the rear by ground engaging wheels, mating surfaces on the gooseneck and the deck which abut against each other when the gooseneck is attached to the deck, coupling pins extending along spaced apart, parallel axes from the gooseneck and the deck on opposite sides of the abutting surfaces, a coupling link movable along the pin on the gooseneck between a first position in which the link engages the pin on the deck and a second position in which the link is disengaged from the pin on the deck, and an actuator for moving the coupling link between the first and second positions. A latch hook is rotatively mounted on the deck to the rear of the abutting surfaces for engagement with a laterally extending latch bar which depends from the gooseneck, and a pneumatic actuator is operatively connected to the latch hook for moving the latch hook into and out of engagement with the latch bar. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150054256 | MODULAR TRAILER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A modular trailer system is described, wherein a gooseneck, deck, and dolly are attachable to each other in a variety of ways. One configuration allows the gooseneck and dolly to be attached to either end of the deck. Another configuration allows the gooseneck and dolly to be attached directly to each other. This permits the method of transporting a deck to a site, and then returning the gooseneck and dolly to another location. | 02-26-2015 |
