{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "A clamping hitch comprised of an integrated clamping stabilizing device for immobilizing accessories connecting into a hitch receiver with an outward end defining an opening and four rigid walls forming a tube. The clamping stabilizer modifies one of the rigid walls of the receiver hitch with a…",
  "path": "/patents/1324290",
  "publishedAt": "2022-08-11T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "B60D1/48",
    "Ralph Preston Kirtland"
  ],
  "textContent": "A clamping hitch comprised of an integrated clamping stabilizing device for immobilizing accessories connecting into a hitch receiver with an outward end defining an opening and four rigid walls forming a tube. The clamping stabilizer modifies one of the rigid walls of the receiver hitch with a pressure plate that is flexible enough to press down tightly against the corresponding wall of the inserted portion of the accessory when force is applied. The clamping stabilizer is also comprised of a backstop attached to the rigid portion of the receiver hitch and of sufficient distance from the pressure plate to accommodate a mechanism for generating force. Force can be generated by hydraulic or pneumatic actuators or, as in the preferred embodiments, mechanically via a threaded rod operatively connected to a threaded opening in a block located in the space between the backstop and the pressure plate. Clamping force is applied to the pressure plate by the tip of the threaded bolt as it is turned in such a way as to force the threaded block against the backstop. Force is applied until the pressure plate deforms sufficiently to contact the corresponding wall of the inserted portion of an accessory and press the opposite wall of the accessory against the opposite wall of the receiver hitch.",
  "title": "Clamping Hitch Receiver"
}