Patents Assigned to B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.
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Publication number: 20240051360Abstract: A hitch assembly adapted for securement in a tube receiver connected to a towing vehicle below its bumper includes a hitch base with a recessed profile. The hitch base includes a shaft sized for reception in the tube receiver and a draw bar connected to the shaft. The shaft is connected at a first end to an upper portion of the draw bar. The draw bar includes a plurality of pin receiving apertures extending laterally through a lower portion of the draw bar in vertical spaced alignment. The upper portion of the draw bar includes a recessed geometry or reduced profile relative to the lower portion of the draw bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventors: Travis M. McCall, Joseph W. Works, Michael D. Mueller
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Publication number: 20240010035Abstract: A weight distributing hitch system for towing a trailer behind a vehicle includes a trailer having a trailer frame and a coupler mounted on the front end of the trailer frame, a hitch ball mount, a spring arm assembly, and a linear actuator assembly. The spring arm assembly includes first and second spring arms, each having a first end connected to a first engaging structure configured to engage with the hitch ball mount, and a second end connected to a second engaging structure configured to serve as an actuator mount. The first engaging structure is configured to slidably engage with the hitch ball mount. The linear actuator assembly comprises a linear actuator having a first end connected to the actuator mount of the spring arm assembly and a second end connected to the trailer frame, wherein the linear actuator applies a load to the spring arm assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventors: Tyler Jelinek, Travis M. McCall, Larry Sorenson, Joseph W. Works, Taylor Jones
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Patent number: 11833869Abstract: A hitch assembly adapted for securement in a tube receiver connected to a towing vehicle below its bumper includes a hitch base with a recessed profile. The hitch base includes a shaft sized for reception in the tube receiver and a draw bar connected to the shaft. The shaft is connected at a first end to an upper portion of the draw bar. The draw bar includes a plurality of pin receiving apertures extending laterally through a lower portion of the draw bar in vertical spaced alignment. The upper portion of the draw bar includes a recessed geometry or reduced profile relative to the lower portion of the draw bar.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventors: Travis M. McCall, Joseph W. Works, Michael D. Mueller
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Publication number: 20220371388Abstract: A hitch assembly adapted for securement in a tube receiver connected to a towing vehicle below its bumper includes a hitch base with a recessed profile. The hitch base includes a shaft sized for reception in the tube receiver and a draw bar connected to the shaft. The shaft is connected at a first end to an upper portion of the draw bar. The draw bar includes a plurality of pin receiving apertures extending laterally through a lower portion of the draw bar in vertical spaced alignment. The upper portion of the draw bar includes a recessed geometry or reduced profile relative to the lower portion of the draw bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventors: Travis M. McCall, Joseph W. Works, Michael D. Mueller
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Patent number: 11453260Abstract: A hitch assembly adapted for securement in a tube receiver connected to a towing vehicle below its bumper includes a hitch base with a recessed profile. The hitch base includes a shaft sized for reception in the tube receiver and a draw bar connected to the shaft. The shaft is connected at a first end to an upper portion of the draw bar. The draw bar includes a plurality of pin receiving apertures extending laterally through a lower portion of the draw bar in vertical spaced alignment. The upper portion of the draw bar includes a recessed geometry or reduced profile relative to the lower portion of the draw bar.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: B&W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventors: Joseph W. Works, Travis M. McCall, Michael D. Mueller
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Patent number: 11247518Abstract: A weight distributing hitch assembly for towing a trailer behind a towing vehicle is disclosed having spring arms pivotally mounted to a hitch head so that the distal ends of the spring arms may be rotated downward relative to a spring arm support mounted on a side of the trailer for loading the spring arm on the spring arm support. The spring arms are preferably rotated using an actuator connected between the hitch head and at least one of the spring arms for applying a downward rotational force on the spring arm relative to said spring arm support.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventors: Joseph W. Works, Travis M. McCall
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Patent number: 11046131Abstract: A weight distributing hitch for towing a trailer includes a pair of deflection bars extending rearward from a ball mount head. A distal end of each deflection bar is supported by a deflection bar support connected to the frame by a height adjustable bracket assembly. A first resistance feature on the deflection bar support engages a second resistance feature associated with the deflection bar to restrain the deflection bar from sliding relative to the deflection bar support and thereby preventing swaying of the trailer relative to the towing vehicle. A longitudinal position of the second resistance feature relative to the deflection bar or a longitudinal position of the first resistance feature relative to said deflection bar supported by said deflection bar support is adjustable to position the second resistance feature in engagement with the first resistance feature when the deflection bar is supported on the deflection bar support.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventors: Travis M. McCall, Tyler Jelinek
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Patent number: 11007831Abstract: Hitch assemblies are provided. The hitch assemblies includes a first body defining a receiving cavity and a locking mechanism, and a second body removably insertable into the receiving cavity of the first body. The first body is fixedly attachable to a vehicle and the second body is configured to operably connect to a trailing structure, and the locking mechanism includes a rotating member extending through the receiving cavity and rotatable between a first position and a second position, wherein, when the second body is positioned within the receiving cavity and the rotating member is in a secured position, the rotating member secures the second body to the first body.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: B & W CUSTOM TRUCK BEDS, INC.Inventor: Steve Nance
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Publication number: 20210086573Abstract: A hitch assembly adapted for securement in a tube receiver connected to a towing vehicle below its bumper includes a hitch base with a recessed profile. The hitch base includes a shaft sized for reception in the tube receiver and a draw bar connected to the shaft. The shaft is connected at a first end to an upper portion of the draw bar. The draw bar includes a plurality of pin receiving apertures extending laterally through a lower portion of the draw bar in vertical spaced alignment. The upper portion of the draw bar includes a recessed geometry or reduced profile relative to the lower portion of the draw bar.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventors: Joseph W. Works, Travis M. McCall, Michael D. Mueller
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Patent number: D913861Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: B & W CUSTOM TRUCK BEDS, INC.Inventor: Travis M. McCall
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Patent number: D913862Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: B & W CUSTOM TRUCK BEDS, INC.Inventor: Travis M. McCall
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Patent number: D913863Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: B & W CUSTOM TRUCK BEDS, INC.Inventor: Joseph W. Works
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Patent number: D922913Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventor: Joseph W. Works
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Patent number: D922914Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventor: Joseph W. Works
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Patent number: D923521Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventors: Joseph W. Works, Travis M. McCall, Michael D. Mueller
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Patent number: D924108Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventors: Joseph W. Works, Travis M. McCall
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Patent number: D934741Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Mueller, Travis M. McCall
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Patent number: D934742Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventor: Travis M. McCall
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Patent number: D934743Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventor: Travis M. McCall
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Patent number: D934744Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: B & W Custom Truck Beds, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Mueller, Travis M. McCall