Patents by Inventor William J. Pride

William J. Pride 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: 6116633
    Abstract: A combination ball and pin trailer hitch for permitting connection to a trailer tongue with either a ball hitch or a pin hitch. The combination ball and pin trailer hitch includes a plate with top and bottom faces, a plurality of side edges, and plurality of corners. The plate has a plurality of bores therethrough extending between the top and bottom faces of the plate. Each of the bores of the plate is positioned adjacent an associated corner of the plate. The plate also has a spaced apart pair of holes therethrough extending between top and bottom faces of the plate. An elongate threaded portion of an attachment bolt is extended through a first of the bores of the plate. A threaded portion of a ball hitch is inserted through another of the bores of the plate. An elongate portion of a pin is inserted through one of the holes of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Inventor: William J. Pride