Patents by Inventor Rick McCoy

Rick McCoy 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).

  • Tilting fifth wheel trailer hitch
    Patent number: 6398249
    Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch (10) has a skid plate (28) pivotally mounted to a housing (18) for lateral pivotable movement. The hitch is closed with a sliding jaw plate and has a lock block (54) that optionally can affix the skid plate to the housing during towing of a trailer. Both the jaw plate (36) and lock block (54) are operated and set by a handle (20) that extends out of the side of the housing. The handle has a crank (21) that can both be rotated and pulled by the operator from the side of a pickup truck for convenience in operation to control both opening and closing the hitch and selectively setting the lock block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas W. Lindenman, Rick McCoy
  • Tilting fifth wheel trailer hitch
    Patent number: 6170851
    Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch (10) has a skid plate (28) pivotally mounted to a housing (18) for lateral pivotable movement. The hitch is closed with a sliding jaw plate and has a lock block (54) that optionally can affix the skid plate to the housing during towing of a trailer. Both the jaw plate (36) and lock block (54) are operated and set by a handle (20) that extends out of the side of the housing. The handle has a crank (21) that can both be rotated and pulled by the operator from the side of a pickup truck for convenience in operation to control both opening and closing the hitch and selectively setting the lock block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Reese Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Lindenman, Rick McCoy