Patents by Inventor Samuel Shields

Samuel Shields 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).

  • Patent number: 5593171
    Abstract: An improved trailer hitch is described which facilitates hitching of a trailer to a towing vehicle, and more particularly a trailer hitch is described which permits repositioning of the hitching ball to facilitate alignment with the hitching mechanism. The trailer hitch includes (i) a draw bar having a first end dimensioned and configured for receipt in a hitch receiver, the draw bar defining a longitudinal axis and including at least one pin-receiving aperture formed therein, (ii) at least one plate movably mounted with respect to the draw bar, the plate including a locking aperture and a longitudinal slot, (iii) an upwardly extending hitching ball mounted to the plate, (iv) a tranverse member fixedly mounted with respect to the draw bar and extending through the longitudinal slot, and (v) a locking pin removably received by the pin-receiving aperture in the draw bar and the locking aperture in the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Inventor: Samuel Shields