Patents by Inventor Anthony M. Cockram

Anthony M. Cockram has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fifth wheel hitch
    Patent number: 7896383
    Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch assembly is provided for use with a kingpin, the hitch assembly including a hitch frame including a throat for receiving the kingpin therein, a jaw member pivotally coupled to the hitch frame and moveable between an open orientation and a closed orientation, and a locking arm having a cooperative relationship with the jaw member. One of the jaw member and locking arm defines a guide surface and another of the jaw member and locking arm includes a follower configured to traverse the guide surface, traverse of the follower along a guide segment of the guide surface directing rotation of the jaw member between the open orientation and the closed orientation, and traverse of the follower along a lock segment directing releasable locking of the jaw member in the closed orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Coast Distribution System, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony M. Cockram, Rodney Peterson, Christopher Moore, David Hoover
  • FIFTH WHEEL HITCH
    Publication number: 20100084836
    Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch assembly is provided for use with a kingpin, the hitch assembly including a hitch frame including a throat for receiving the kingpin therein, a jaw member pivotally coupled to the hitch frame and moveable between an open orientation and a closed orientation, and a locking arm having a cooperative relationship with the jaw member. One of the jaw member and locking arm defines a guide surface and another of the jaw member and locking arm includes a follower configured to traverse the guide surface, traverse of the follower along a guide segment of the guide surface directing rotation of the jaw member between the open orientation and the closed orientation, and traverse of the follower along a lock segment directing releasable locking of the jaw member in the closed orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: THE COAST DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony M. COCKRAM, Rodney PETERSON, Christopher MOORE, David HOOVER