Patents by Inventor Jeremy W. Raaf

Jeremy W. Raaf 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).

  • Foot actuated hitch pin assembly
    Patent number: 8720933
    Abstract: A trailer hitch assembly includes a support bracket having an upper support bushing and a lower support bushing separated from the upper support bushing. A hitch pin slideably engages the upper and lower support bushings. The hitch pin includes a ring shaped actuating collar disposed between the upper and lower support bushings. A release lever pivotally connects to a mounting pin and slideably engages the actuating collar between the upper and lower support bushings. An actuating arm is fixedly attached to the release lever for concurrent rotation therewith about the mounting pin. The release lever may be selectively pivoted around the mounting pin by apply an actuating force to the actuating arm to move the hitch pin between a latched position and an unlatched position. A latch plate attached to the support bracket includes an aperture for receiving the hitch pin when positioned in the latched position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Raider, Jeremy W. Raaf
  • FOOT ACTUATED HITCH PIN ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130334794
    Abstract: A trailer hitch assembly includes a support bracket having an upper support bushing and a lower support bushing separated from the upper support bushing. A hitch pin slideably engages the upper and lower support bushings. The hitch pin includes a ring shaped actuating collar disposed between the upper and lower support bushings. A release lever pivotally connects to a mounting pin and slideably engages the actuating collar between the upper and lower support bushings. An actuating arm is fixedly attached to the release lever for concurrent rotation therewith about the mounting pin. The release lever may be selectively pivoted around the mounting pin by apply an actuating force to the actuating arm to move the hitch pin between a latched position and an unlatched position. A latch plate attached to the support bracket includes an aperture for receiving the hitch pin when positioned in the latched position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Raider, Jeremy W. Raaf