Abstract: A removable light for a towed vehicle includes a housing with a low profile shape, an anchor, a safety tether strap, and lens protection features.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 23, 2022
Date of Patent:
September 12, 2023
Assignee:
Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
Inventors:
Scott Reed, William Elliott, Dan Scheller
Abstract: A mount is provided for attaching a camera to a support surface of a towed vehicle. The support surface is configured for supporting a light housing and has a hole for receiving a fastener for securing the light housing to the support surface. The mount broadly comprises a flange and a bracket extending below the flange. The flange comprises a light housing hole for receiving the light housing therethrough, and a fastener hole for receiving the fastener. The bracket is configured to engage the camera.
Abstract: A joint connects a first portion of a tool to a second portion of the tool. The joint comprises a first elongated portion, a second elongated portion, and a hub. The first elongated portion is configured to couple to the first portion of the tool and includes a first joint end. The second elongated portion is configured to couple to the second portion of the tool and includes a second joint end with a plurality of cavities formed therein. The hub is positioned between the first joint end and the second joint end and is shiftable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The hub includes a projection that is operable to extend into one of the cavities when in the locked position and shift out of the cavities when in the unlocked position.
Abstract: A container assembly for receiving and storing a fluid includes a hollow container body and a hollow support trunk. The container body has an internal chamber for receiving and storing a fluid. The container body includes a front wall and an opposing back wall at least partially defining the internal chamber. The front wall includes an opening therethrough to allow the fluid to be received in the internal chamber. The support trunk is coupled to the opening in the front wall. The support trunk extends through the internal chamber and includes a distal end engaging the back wall. The support trunk provides support to the front wall and channels the fluid from the opening to the internal chamber.
Abstract: A container assembly for receiving and storing a fluid includes a hollow container body and a hollow support trunk. The container body has an internal chamber for receiving and storing a fluid. The container body includes a front wall and an opposing back wall at least partially defining the internal chamber. The front wall includes an opening therethrough to allow the fluid to be received in the internal chamber. The support trunk is coupled to the opening in the front wall. The support trunk extends through the internal chamber and includes a distal end engaging the back wall. The support trunk provides support to the front wall and channels the fluid from the opening to the internal chamber.
Abstract: A joint connects a first portion of a tool to a second portion of the tool. The joint comprises a first elongated portion, a second elongated portion, and a hub. The first elongated portion is configured to couple to the first portion of the tool and includes a first joint end. The second elongated portion is configured to couple to the second portion of the tool and includes a second joint end with a plurality of cavities formed therein. The hub is positioned between the first joint end and the second joint end and is shiftable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The hub includes a projection that is operable to extend into one of the cavities when in the locked position and shift out of the cavities when in the unlocked position.
Abstract: A portable inflation device having a pump, a control device, a user interface, and an inflation indicator. The pump includes an elongated hose with an inflation nozzle. The control device controls operation of the pump and is configured to sense a current pressure of an object, calculate the estimated remaining time to inflate the object to a target pressure, and display the remaining time using the inflation indicator. The user interface is configured to allow a user to enter the target pressure into the control device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 15, 2021
Date of Patent:
August 30, 2022
Assignee:
HOPKINS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Inventors:
Lynn Curtis Strong, James Randolph Kingsbury, Chris Auerbach, Patrick Lee Ohm, Stephen LeVeau, Michael Williams
Abstract: A connector assembly for providing electrical connection from an electrical device ground wire to a vehicle chassis ground comprises a wire connector, a cable, and a surface connector. The wire connector is configured to receive the electrical device ground wire. The cable is electrically connected to the ground wire. The surface connector is coupled to the cable and configured to attach to a vehicle chassis. The surface connector includes a conductive disc, an outer insulating ring, and an inner insulating ring. The conductive disc is electrically connected to the cable and includes a central opening configured to receive a fastener which attaches the surface connector to the chassis. The inner insulating ring, a portion of the lower surface of the conductive disc, and the outer insulating ring form a hermetically sealed chamber with the chassis when the surface connector is attached to the chassis.
Abstract: A funnel assembly comprising a funnel, a fill tube, a valve, and tube storage structure. The funnel includes an outer wall defining a fill chamber and including alignment structure. The tube storage structure includes an upper holder positioned near the upper opening and left and right guides spaced below the upper holder. The alignment structure is configured to align with and accept a stored tube of another funnel assembly when the funnel assemblies are stacked together. The fill tube is configured to be fluidly connected to the funnel. The tube storage structure is configured to removably secure the fill tube to the funnel when the upper end of the fill tube is not fluidly connected to the funnel so that the fill tube substantially conforms to the convex, tapered outer wall.