Patents by Inventor Harry Erle Rawlins

Harry Erle Rawlins 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).

  • Integrated support structure for either a fifth wheel hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch
    Patent number: 7828317
    Abstract: An integrated support structure apparatus is provided for attaching either a fifth wheel trailer hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch to a truck bed. The integrated support structure comprises an H-shaped body that is attached to at least one truck frame rail below the truck bed. A gooseneck ball receiver is attached to a central portion of the body and aligned with a gooseneck opening in the truck bed. A plurality of receptacles are attached to the body in an array and are aligned with a corresponding plurality of pedestal access openings in the truck bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Withers, Harry Erle Rawlins, Jeffrey A. Walesch
  • INTEGRATED SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR EITHER A FIFTH WHEEL HITCH OR A GOOSENECK TRAILER HITCH
    Publication number: 20090295122
    Abstract: An integrated support structure apparatus is provided for attaching either a fifth wheel trailer hitch or a gooseneck trailer hitch to a truck bed. The integrated support structure comprises an H-shaped body that is attached to at least one truck frame rail below the truck bed. A gooseneck ball receiver is attached to a central portion of the body and aligned with a gooseneck opening in the truck bed. A plurality of receptacles are attached to the body in an array and are aligned with a corresponding plurality of pedestal access openings in the truck bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Withers, Harry Erle Rawlins, Jeffrey A. Walesch