US 11,701,932 B2
Ball mount for measuring tongue weight of a trailer
Kevin McAllister, American Fork, UT (US)
Assigned to Weigh Safe, LLC, Lindon, UT (US)
Filed by Weigh Safe, LLC, Lindon, UT (US)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/9,719.
Application 17/009,719 is a continuation of application No. 15/588,506, filed on May 5, 2017, granted, now 10,759,241, issued on Sep. 1, 2020.
Application 15/588,506 is a continuation of application No. 14/639,987, filed on Mar. 5, 2015, granted, now 9,643,462, issued on May 9, 2017.
Application 14/639,987 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/284,273, filed on May 21, 2014, granted, now 9,327,566, issued on May 3, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/948,456, filed on Mar. 5, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/948,487, filed on Mar. 5, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/928,166, filed on Jan. 16, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/826,247, filed on May 22, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0053404 A1, Feb. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. B60D 1/06 (2006.01); B60D 1/24 (2006.01); G01G 19/02 (2006.01); G01L 5/13 (2006.01); G01G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60D 1/248 (2013.01) [B60D 1/06 (2013.01); G01G 5/006 (2013.01); G01G 19/02 (2013.01); G01L 5/136 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ball mount, comprising:
a hitch portion for interfacing with a hitch receiver associated with a vehicle;
a vertical member coupled to said hitch portion at a first end and operable to couple with a ball portion at a second end; and
a ball portion comprising:
a support structure having a side configured to couple with the vertical member, a socket operable to receive a lower portion of a hitch ball and a retention pin opening extending from the socket to the side configured to couple to the vertical member;
a hitch ball configured to couple with a tongue of a trailer, the hitch ball having a retention opening operable to receive a retention pin; and
the retention pin extending through the support structure from the side configured to couple to the vertical member and received within the retention opening of the hitch ball to capture the hitch ball in the socket and secure the hitch ball to the support structure.