Abstract: A removable trailer hitch ball in which a generally spherical configuration hollow ball with opposed upper and lower vertically aligned bore holes for removable attachment to a stud with a cross bore aligned with transversely aligned holes on opposite sides of the hollow ball. A removable lock pin with a spring loaded detent ball is inserted through the transversely aligned holes of the hollow ball and stud. The spring loaded detent ball is protruded into a cavity between the side of the stud and the inner wall of the hollow ball to detachably secure the hollow ball onto the stud which may be integrally formed at the end of a drawbar for detachable connection to a receiver of a trailer hitch. Different size balls may be detachably secured to a given stud. In one embodiment the stud is formed in a shank integrally at one end of a drawbar.
Abstract: A fluid dispensing closure which incorporates a dispensing valve to control fluid flow through the closure and a vent passageway to vent air into the container as necessary. The closure includes a dispensing spout capable of mating engagement with a receiving container. The dispenser spout has a fluid passageway with a resilient valve made from an elastomeric material seated therein. The vent passageway formed in the closure is selectively sealed by a grommet depending upon the vacuum created within the container as the fluid is being dispensed from the container. A removable overcap sealingly covers the dispensing spout to capture any fluid leakage.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 10, 2000
Date of Patent:
April 30, 2002
Assignee:
Rieke Corporation
Inventors:
Robert Rohr, Thomas Kasting, Jeffrey L. Beaver