Patents Assigned to HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
  • Patent number: 9987891
    Abstract: A safety chain engaging device for a towing vehicle having a gooseneck hitch attached with a rail of the towing vehicle is shown and described. The safety chain engaging device may include a first bracket configured to be secured with the rail of the towing vehicle, and a second bracket attached with the first bracket, the second bracket including a plate member spaced from the first bracket. The safety chain engaging device may also include at least one safety chain engaging member secured with the plate member, where the safety chain engaging member is configured to be laterally spaced from the rail upon securement of the first bracket with the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Lynn H. Mida, Gail R. Matheus
  • Patent number: 9981513
    Abstract: An anti-rattle device is shown and described. The anti-rattle device may include a frame configured to engage a receiver hitch and to receive a draw bar. The anti-rattle device may also include a cam engaging assembly operatively engaged with the frame, where the cam engaging assembly is selectively positionable between disengaged and engaged positions whereby the cam engaging assembly is adapted to engage the draw bar against the receiver hitch in the engaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Horizon Global Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob S. Belinky, Russell T. Brzezinski, Gail R. Matheus, Jacob L. Hillard, Austin J. Laurer, Mark Scruggs
  • Patent number: 9944137
    Abstract: A pin box assembly with gooseneck coupler for coupling a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle is described. The pin box assembly may include a first member capable of being secured to a towed vehicle and a second member pivotally coupled to the first member about an axis of rotation relative to the first member. The pin box assembly may further include a gooseneck ball coupler coupled to the second member, and a suspension system coupled to at least one of the first and second members, the suspension system damping motion between the first and second members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Michael R. Curl, Richard W. McCoy
  • Patent number: 9931993
    Abstract: An accessory adapter capable of attaching to a cargo accessory management system is shown and described. The accessory adapter may include a body member and a clamping member attached to the body member, where a portion of the cargo accessory management system is capable of being wedgingly secured between the clamping member and body member. The accessory adapter may also include an accessory adapter body selectively attached to the body member, where the accessory adapter body is capable of securing an accessory to the cargo accessory management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Brian Wayne Ward, Gail Rae Matheus, Sean Michael Phillips
  • Patent number: 9931898
    Abstract: A tie down apparatus for securing an item is shown and described herein. The tie down apparatus may include first and second body members, where the first body member is configured to be located and rotated about a first axis within a first receiving member and the second body member is configured to be located and rotated about a second axis within a second receiving member. The tie down apparatus may also include first and second locking members each extending through the first and second body members, respectively, where rotating the first and second body members about the respective first and second axes engages the first and second locking members and generally prevents removal of the first and second body members from the first and second receiving member, and a safety chain holding member selectively engaged with either of the first and second body members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventor: Richard W. McCoy
  • Patent number: 9896034
    Abstract: A cargo mounting system is shown and described. The cargo mounting system may include a rail having first and second portions and a length, the first portion being opposite the second portion, a first engaging member positioned on the first portion of the rail, and a second engaging member positioned on the second portion of the rail. The cargo mounting system may also include at least one vehicle attaching member selectively attached to and positionable on the second engaging member of the rail, the at least one vehicle attaching member selectively attachable to a vehicle, and at least one accessory mounting member selectively attached to and positionable on at least one of the first and second engaging members, where the at least one accessory mounting member is capable of carrying an item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Brian Wayne Ward, Gail Rae Matheus, Sean Michael Phillips
  • Patent number: 9896067
    Abstract: A jack assembly is shown and describe. The jack assembly may include a first tube having first and second end portions and a central portion between the first and second end portions, and a second tube positioned within the first tube and movable with respect to the first tube. The jack assembly may also include an expanded portion on the first tube, the expanded portion having a larger inner diameter than an inner diameter of the central portion, and a bushing attached to the expanded portion, where the bushing generally prevents contact between the first and second tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Kawa-She Quoen Okerlund, Frank Drake
  • Patent number: 9849739
    Abstract: A hitch mount assembly selectively securable to a hitch ball receiver is shown and described. The hitch mount assembly may include a mount body operatively engaged with an underside portion of the hitch ball receiver, where the mount body has an attachment feature to be selectively secured to an article such as a brush, and a clamp body selectively secured to the mount body and positioned on a top portion of the hitch ball receiver. The hitch mount assembly may also include at least one fastener selectively securing the clamp body to the mount body with the hitch ball receiver positioned between the clamp body and the mount body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Theodore Joseph Siegel, Eric Michael Yukich, Laurie Michelle Heiser, Michael Allen Maurer
  • Patent number: 9849738
    Abstract: An underbed hitch mounting system is described. The mounting system may be utilized for towing vehicles wherein the mounting system may selectively accommodate either a fifth wheel hitch or a gooseneck hitch. The mounting system may include at least one rail capable of being connected to a vehicle frame, wherein the rail includes at least one socket. The socket may be engaged with a receiving member, wherein the receiving member may be engaged with a leg of a fifth wheel hitch. A mid rail may be connected to the rails and may include a hitch ball socket that is capable of engagement with a hitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Henry J. Guthard, Richard W. McCoy
  • Patent number: 9834052
    Abstract: A hitch cover is shown and described. The hitch cover may include a base having first and second surfaces, the second surface having at least one engagement member attached thereto. The hitch cover may also include a mounting bracket selectively attached to the at least one engagement member of the base and extending from the second surface wherein the mounting bracket is configured to selectively engage a hitch receiver tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Gerald W. Corless, Steven Duane Miller, Gregory Y. Rotenberg
  • Patent number: 9834050
    Abstract: An underbed hitch mounting system is described. The mounting system may be utilized for towing vehicles wherein the mounting system may selectively accommodate either a fifth wheel hitch or a gooseneck hitch. The mounting system may include at least one rail capable of being connected to a vehicle frame, wherein the rail includes at least one socket. The socket may be engaged with a receiving member, wherein the receiving member may be engaged with a leg of a fifth wheel hitch. A mid rail may be connected to the rails and may include a hitch ball socket that is capable of engagement with a hitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Eric J. Stanifer, Richard W. McCoy
  • Patent number: 9815509
    Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch may include a skid plate, and a retention system that is supported by the skid plate. The retention system is also operable to receive a coupling member of a towed vehicle to retain the coupling member within the retention system, where engagement of the coupling member with the retention system selectively positions the retention system in a locked and closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Richard W. McCoy, Eric J. Stanifer, Newly Mach
  • Patent number: 9809072
    Abstract: An improved jack assembly for use with a trailer tongue of a towed vehicle. The jack assembly including telescoping height adjustment of the assembly, a pivot assembly for pivoting between a vertical and horizontal stowed position, and a clip for maintaining a handle assembly in a stowed position when not in use. The jack assembly also includes the use of bushings for the telescoping tubes to enhance the sliding movement between the tubes and aid in maintaining the axial alignment of the tubes thereby extending the life of the jack assembly. The pivot assembly further includes an attachment bracket that may be rotated to accommodate at least two different sizes of trailer tongues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Russ Beck, Eric Anderson, Joseph J. Peschmann, Kawa-She Quoen Okerlund, Todd Walstrom, Todd Trowbridge
  • Patent number: 9802451
    Abstract: A hitch ball is shown and described. The hitch ball may include a ball member, a body extending from the ball member, and a locking member in communication with the body. The hitch ball may also include a first release mechanism positioned in the ball member, the first release mechanism operatively coupled with the locking member, where positioning the first release mechanism in an first direction positions the locking member in a disengaged position, and a second release mechanism positioned in the body, the second release mechanism operatively coupled with the locking member, where positioning the second release mechanism in a second direction positions the locking member in the disengaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Lynn H. Mida, Jacob S. Belinky
  • Patent number: D801791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventor: Thomas DePietro
  • Patent number: D803042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Dhananjay Deshpande, Cynthia Eubank, Laurie Heiser, Matt Romanak
  • Patent number: D804265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Dhananjay Deshpande, Cynthia Eubanks
  • Patent number: D807271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Theodore Joseph Siegel, Joshua James Krohn, Kedar Satish Shinde
  • Patent number: D810530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Horizon Global Americas Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Joseph Siegel
  • Patent number: D815581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.
    Inventors: Derek Anderson, Paul Mueller, Michael Young, Shawn Whetstone